held up in rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd near finish
held up in touch, kept on same pace final 2f
chased leaders, weakened 4f out
held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, led 2f out, kept on well
led, headed 4f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, led 4f out, headed 2f out, one pace
in touch and keen, challenged 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
always towards rear, weakened 4f out
QUITIT landed a gamble in fine style at this track a week ago and can make light of his penalty. Me Fein and Tiger King are two of his more interesting opponents. The drop back in trip is a slight concern for the ex-Irish gelding given how strongly he stayed on to beat the smooth travelling but one-paced Mister Pete over two miles last Tuesday but it's no surprise to see connections turn him out quickly under a penalty. Tony Culhane will be alive to the situation and is taken to come up with the right solution. Mister Pete could struggle to reverse the form despite the swing in the weights as he lacks a change of gear and a greater threat could come from Me Fein. He's not been in the best of form lately but would be feared if the market gave out the right signals. Tiger King has an absence to overcome and this could just be a run to blow away the cobwebs before he goes jumping. However, this ground and trip look to be ideal for him and he did go close at Hamilton last September. He could be one for an interest at a price but Quitit rates the one to beat.
Red Wine 14-1 (9-2) Pulled hard, held up in last place, pushed along 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 8, 11l behind Garrulous (8-12) at Great Leighs 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Hernando's Boy 25-1 (9-9) Held up mid-division, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 37l behind Bollin Greta (8-9) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Me Fein 16-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, lost touch final 3f, tailed off, last of 7, 44l behind Pocketwood (9-11) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct.
Eijaaz (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Held up behind, headway 3f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Sir Sandicliffe (9-2) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Oct.
Tiger King (GER) 6-1 (9-10) Dwelt, behind and early reminders, ridden and headway on outside over 3f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish, just held, 2nd of 14, nk behind Elopement (9-13) at Hamilton 1m 3f app hcp (6) gs in Sept '07.
Mister Pete (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway to chase leaders 6f out, led over 3f out, headed 2f out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 5l behind Quitit (8-13) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Oct.
Onyergo (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Mid-division, kept on one pace from 2f out, 6th of 14, 10l behind Covert Mission (8-13) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Oct.
Quitit (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, held up in touch, led 2f out, stayed on well, driven out, won at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Oct beating Mister Pete (9-5) by 5l, 14 ran.
Dark Planet 7-1 (8-13) In touch and keen, stayed on to take second towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Brandane (9-1) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) hvy.
Mister Maq 12-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 15l behind Malguru (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f app hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Maneki Neko (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Towards rear, headway on outer over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 12l behind Elite Land (10-6) at Catterick 1m 4f amt hcp (5) gs in Aug.
