led, brought towards outside over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
with leader and carried wide towards outside over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, driven 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, led inside final 2f, in command final furlong, ridden clear
in touch, hard ridden 2f out, driven and kept on under pressure inside final furlong
slightly hampered soon after start, behind, shaken up over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
raced wide, never reached beyond mid-division
chased leaders 4f
slowly into stride, behind headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
behind most of way
stumbled start, well in rear, ran on inside final furlong (saddle slipped leaving stalls)
prominent on inside, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
switched left soon after start, behind, headway over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong
Arfinnit, Cosmic Destiny and Thoughtsofstardom are all considered in this competitive handicap to open the card but the vote is given to Talcen Gwyn. The selection is a course and distance but he is also overy well-drawn here, something that can't be said about a number of the other market leaders. He is making his seasonal reappearance today but if he is fit enough to do himself justice then he should go close. Arfinnit is another course and distance winner and he returned to form last time at Lingfield when beating Maromito. However, that was his first win since 2005 and he has the worst of the draw here so looks worth taking on. Thoughtsofstardom and Cosmic Destiny were only seperated by a neck at Wolverhampton last time and on these terms there should be little between them again, although they both have the handicap of a high draw to overcome. This is a really tricky race for punters to call but Talcen Gwyn has plenty in his favour and he gets the vote.
Multahab 16-1 (8-9) Reared start, soon recovered to chase leaders, led 3f out, drifted to far rail 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened, 8th of 18, 2l behind Matterofact (8-8) at Goodwood 5f app hcp (6) gd in May.
Ballybunion (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, weakened final furlong, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Stamford Blue (8-8) at Chepstow 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Sept.
Silver Prelude 9-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Monte Major (9-3) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) std.
Peruvian Style (IRE) 12-1 (8-4) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 13, 3l behind Twinned (8-5) at W'hampton 5f clm (6) pol in Nov.
Cosmic Destiny (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Matterofact (9-12) at Lingfield 5f hcap (5) gd.
Thoughtsofstardom 6-1 (9-3) Held up, headway well over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Sir Loin (8-8) at W'hampton 5f hcap (6) pol.
Jodrell Bank (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Raced stand's side, chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 16th of 17, 13l behind Vegas Boys (10-0) at Lingfield 6f hcap (6) gf.
Arfinnit (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) In touch, chased leaders 2f out, all out to lead final strides, won at Lingfield 5f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in May beating Maromito (9-0) by a hd, 10 ran.
King of Charm (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) In touch over 4f, last of 15, 12l behind Vegas Boys (9-4) at Brighton 7f hcap (6) sft in May.
Enjoy The Buzz 33-1 (8-12) Towards rear, headway when switched left over 1f out, kept on, 6th of 14, 7l behind Stamford Blue (10-1) at Chepstow 6f app hcp (6) gd in May.
Saintly Place 33-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, no extra, 5th of 17, 1 1/2l behind Seven No Trumps (8-13) at Chepstow 5f clm (6) gd in May.
Campeon (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 17, 5l behind Seven No Trumps (8-13) at Chepstow 5f clm (6) gd in May.
Legal Set (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Soon led, headed 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 6l behind Calypso King (10-0) at Lingfield 6f clm (6) pol.
Zimbali 25-1 (8-0) Towards rear, some late progress, 9th of 17, 3 1/2l behind Seven No Trumps (8-13) at Chepstow 5f clm (6) gd in May.
Talcen Gwyn (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Held up, not clear run entering straight, never able to challenge, 9th of 13, 8l behind Monte Major (9-3) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) std.
Must Be Keen 25-1 (8-8) Behind, outpaced, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 15l behind Pappas Ruby (8-12) at Southwell 7f hcap (6) fbs in May.
