in touch, ridden along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, never dangerous
held up, switched left and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
mid-division, ridden along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
jumped left and saddle slipped soon after start, never on terms
prominent, ridden along 3f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Black Falcon has been running consistently well of late and should again be thereabouts but may once more have to settle for minor honours and a better bet looks to be Kryptonite, who gets the vote with St Johns Wood rated the pick of the remainder. The selection showed improved form for the drop into claiming company at Windsor earlier this month and a reproduction of that effort may well suffice in this company. Pendragon is less exposed than most of these and has shown enough in two starts on the level to suggest that he could play a part in this contest. Elite Land has been running well of late but has been running in even lesser company than this so he looks best left out of calculations, while a market move for Indecision would be of interest. Stable companion St Johns Wood seemingly has more solid claims though but it is Kryptonite that gets the verdict.
Cottam Grange 7-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 29l behind Kyber (9-1) at Musselburgh 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Apr '07.
Welcome Cat (USA) 80-1 (8-11) Behind, ridden over 2f out, no impression when switched right over 1f out, 9th of 15, 9l behind Annibale Caro (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcap (6) gf in May.
Black Falcon (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Dwelt, soon tracking leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind Shy Glance (8-10) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Fadansil 33-1 (9-4) Chased winner, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Little Jimbob (9-8) at Carlisle 1m 1f clm (6) gf.
Elite Land 12-1 (8-6) Prominent, driven 2f out, not much room on inner when weakened over 1f out, 8th of 15, 7l behind Riley Boys (9-4) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Cecina Marina 9-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Elite Land (9-2) at Ripon 1m 4f sll hcp (6) sft.
Dimashq 100-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, kept on same pace from 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 11, 6l behind Mister Fizzbomb (8-12) at Catterick 1m 4f app clm (6) gd in Oct.
Ellies Faith 40-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, soon lost place, weakened 2f out, 9th of 11, 10l behind Elite Land (9-2) at Ripon 1m 4f sll hcp (6) sft.
Indecision 8-1 (8-8) Held up, reminders and headway over 3f out, never reached challenging position, 4th of 9, 12l behind dhtrs Home (9-0) & An Scaribh (8-7) at Southwell 1m 3f 3yo clm (5) fbs in May.
Kryptonite (IRE) 15-2 (9-8) Led, headed approaching final furlong, soon outpaced, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind An Scaribh (9-1) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo clm (5) gf.
St Johns Wood 16-1 (8-8) In rear, soon pushed along, went moderate 3rd over 3f out, never dangerous, 3rd of 4, 19l behind Jabal Tariq (9-7) at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) sft.
Pendragon (USA) 10-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, ridden along over 3f out, headway on inner over 1f out, switched right and stayed on same pace, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Bijou Dan (8-12) at Catterick 1m 6f sll (6) gs.
