held up mid-division, eased over 3f out, pulled up 2f out
in touch, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon beaten
mid-division, ridden along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
led, headed over 2f out and remained in touch until weakened final furlong
towards rear, headway over 6f out, driven over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
mid-division, ridden along over 3f out, some late headway but never reached challenging position
prominent, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
never better than mid-division
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
always rear division
prominent, ridden along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
A weak handicap can be taken by the potentially progressive Vincenzio, while Turn Of Phrase and Leyte Gulf are not without a chance. The Charlie Egerton-trained selection is open to improvement after just four runs so far and showed he handles soft ground when making a decent handicap debut at Windsor when last seen out in July. A 2lb drop will also help, and Charlie Egerton looks to have found a race that the gelding can win. Turn Of Phrase has plummeted in the weights after a spell in the doldrums. Now back below his last winning mark, he acts well in blinkers and is a c&d scorer, so a return to form could come today. Leyte Gulf stays all day and acts with juice in the ground but his yard isn't red hot so for today we oppose. David Barker has his string in decent nick, so Wulimaster can be very competitive from this mark, while Hernando's Boy, a dual course winner looks to be racing over an inadequate trip and is also a bit high in the weights, so we'll take Vincenzio to score.
Hernando's Boy 10-3 (8-13) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Puy d'Arnac (8-8) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Vincenzio (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Led, quickened over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd final 100 yards, weakened and eased near finish, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Prime Powered (9-11) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug.
Turn Of Phrase (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden along over 3f out, effort when weakening over 1f out, 9th of 15, 13l behind Pee Jay's Dream (8-7) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Trans Sonic 12-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, led, pressed 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, soon weakened, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Haarth Sovereign (9-1) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Collette's Choice 10-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 15, 24l behind Red Current (9-4) at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp (6) gf in Sept.
San Deng 8-1 (8-9) Soon tracking leader, ridden over 3f out, one pace, 4th of 8, 8l behind Mister Arjay (8-11) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Leyte Gulf (USA) 6-1 (9-6) Keen in touch, led over 6f out, edged right entering final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, hd behind Zaffeu (9-11) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Mar.
Wulimaster (USA) 15-2 (8-5) Held up, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened entering final furlong, 5th of 12, 12l behind Force Group (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp (5) gs.
Saluscraggie 28-1 (8-2) Mid-division on outside, outpaced 3f out, never on terms, 8th of 11, 38l behind Pertemps Networks (8-4) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Perez (IRE) 80-1 (8-11) Led, effort over 5f out, headed over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 13, 12l behind Court Of Appeal (9-0) at Musselburgh 1m 4f sll (6) sft.
Toss The Caber (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Rider slow to remove blindfold, towards rear, ridden over 3f out, hung left and weakened 2f out, 7th of 9, 15l behind Rotuma (8-11) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug '06.
Kadia 40-1 (8-4) Led 1f, remained prominent, lost place over 3f out, 6th of 9, 16l behind Wodhill Schnaps (9-3) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
