prominent, led over 4f out to over 3f out, weakened quickly
raced freely, chased leaders until weakened quickly 3f out
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
in touch, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden 4f out, stayed on under pressure final 2f
led to over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, led on bit over 2f out, soon clear, eased final 100 yards
slowly away, always well behind
close up over 7f
held up , ridden and no impression final 2f
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
prominent, led over 3f out to over 2f out, soon no chance with winner but kept on for clear 2nd
Tintawn Gold is the pick in this very weak affair, Desert Fury and Gran Dana may provide most danger. The selection found the trip last time just testing his stamina, but he still did well to finish fourth behind Dovedale in a much stronger event than this. Back over a more realistic trip he looks the one to be on. Robin Bastiman makes the long journey from his base with Desert Fury and he does have strong claims here following a recent victory at Wolverhampton. Gran Dana is versatile as regards ground and trip and put in a solid effort last time when fifth in a Yarmouth handicap. Of the others Got To Be Cash has shown enough in the past to suggest he could be involved, however Tintawn Gold appears to have the best overall form and gets the nod.
Danger Bird (IRE) 8-1 (8-6) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and saddle slipped over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 13, 3l behind Rudaki (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (7) pol in Sept.
Desert Fury 12-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride and behind, ridden 2f out, never dangerous, 11th of 18, 8l behind Linden's Lady (9-4) at Thirsk 1m sll hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Got To Be Cash 16-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, ridden and struggling 3f out, 10th of 12, 9l behind Cup of Love (9-3) at Folkestone 1m 2f stk (7) gf in Sept.
Gran Dana (IRE) 8-1 (8-5) Tracked leader, led 10f out, ridden clear 4f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Fuss (8-3) at Yarmouth 2m hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Our Glenard 15-2 (8-9) Very slowly into stride, headway 4f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 14, 11l behind Lenwade (8-11) at Brighton 1m stk (7) frm in Sept.
Tintawn Gold (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, effort on outer and stayed on final furlong, 4th of 14, 9l behind Dovedale (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 5f mdn clm (7) pol in Sept.
Causeway Girl (IRE) 33-1 (7-8) Tracked leader, weakened 5f out, soon tailed off, last of 5, well behind Irish Ballad (8-4) at Brighton 1m 4f stk 0-60 (6) frm in Jul.
Degree of Honor (FR) 11-1 (8-7) Chased leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened and eased, 8th of 11, 38l behind Ushindi (9-6) at Catterick 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Aug.
