chased winner thoughout, hard ridden 2f out, no impression final furlong
soon well outpaced
prominent, driven 2f out, weakened final furlong
outpaced most of way
made all, clear over 3f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, went 3rd under pressure over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
The vote here goes to Redwood Star ahead of Hard To Catch, Seven No Trumps and White Bear. Not only does the selection hold solid enough claims on official ratings, but he comes here in good heart and, furthermore, is also a course and distance winner. This all adds up to him holding good claims in this contest. There is no doubt that Hard To Catch, who has run well here in the past, is competitively weighted based on the best of his form of the last 12 months and he rates a solid mention, while the same can be said of Seven No Trumps, who ran very well on his debut for Milton Bradley when second at Leicester last time, although he is better when there is some cut in the going. White Bear was third in a similar event at Leicester in July on good to soft, and this maiden often gets amongst the money, while Extremely Rare comes into this race in good heart although, on ratings, she seems to have four or five pounds to find to feature. That last comment applies also to Madrasee, but the same cannot be said of Redwood Star, who gets the vote.
Hard To Catch (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Held up behind mid-division, ridden 2f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, headed last strides, 2nd of 11, nk behind Spindor (8-11) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol.
Only For Gold 50-1 (10-5) Chased leaders over 4f, 14th of 20, 23l behind Mythical Charm (11-1) at Goodwood 1m amt hcp (6) gf.
Seven No Trumps 9-2 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on near finish but always held, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Never Without Me (8-4) at Leicester 5f hcp (5) gs.
White Bear (FR) 10-1 (7-13) Alway behind, 6th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Green Manalishi (9-6) at Newbury 5f hcp (4) gs.
Extremely Rare (IRE) 13-2 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, not quicken, 4th of 13, 2l behind Adantino (8-9) at Windsor 6f hcp (5) gs.
Madrasee 20-1 (9-0) Mid-division on outside, brief effort on outside 2f out, soon beaten, 12th of 13, 10l behind Dance To The Blues (8-3) at Brighton 5f hcp (6) frm.
Redwood Star 10-3fav (9-11) Mid-division, ridden, headway 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind Dance To The Blues (8-3) at Brighton 5f hcp (6) frm.
