tracked leaders, ridden and bumped over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish
led, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, one pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, one pace
held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, led well over 1f out, driven out
held up and keen, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
held up, weakened over 3f out
held up and keen, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Trew Style, Osolomio and Mighty Moon are shortlisted in this handicap and the vote is given to Osolomio. The selection is a course and distance winner and although he was disappointing last time, that was on the all-weather and he is better on the turf. He won well here on his penultimate start and we think he can go in again. Trew Style won well last time out when beating Linden Lime but that was over a longer trip so it is a bit of a puzzle to see the horse dropped in distance today. Mighty Moon chased home the progressive Generous Jem at York last time. He should again run his race here but although effective on a quicker surface, he is best with plenty of cut in the ground. Harvest Warrior would have claims on his best form but he seems to have gone off the boil of late, so he is probably best watched. All of which returns us to Osolomio as the pick.
Realism (FR) 5-2fav (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on well, won at York 1m 2f clm (4) gf beating Sienna Storm (9-4) by 4l, 12 ran.
Osolomio (IRE) 6-4fav (9-12) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 5l behind Boot 'n Toot (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.
Mighty Moon 10-3 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 6, nk behind Generous Jem (9-1) at York 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Dzesmin (POL) 5-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway on outer over 2f out, never reached challenging position, 5th of 9, 13l behind Record Breaker (8-9) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Aug.
Harvest Warrior 12-1 (8-13) Dwelt, always rear, last of 12, 17l behind Suits Me (8-8) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug.
Cripsey Brook 8-1 (8-6) Started slowly, ridden along 3f out, soon late headway, never reached challenging position, 6th of 11, 8l behind La Estrella (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcap (4) gd in May.
Trew Style 9-2fav (9-0) Pulled hard, led after 2f, clear with one other 10f out, driven out and unchallenged, won at Folkestone 1m 7f hcap (5) gf in Apr '06 beating Linden Lime (8-5) by 6l, 11 ran.
Five A Side 9-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, hampered over 1f out, soon eased, last of 8, 32l behind Seeking The Buck (9-1) at Haydock 1m 3f 3yo hcp (4) gf.