towards rear, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden 2f out, no impression
slow into stride keen in rear, wide into straight 2f out, switched left over 1f out, never a factor
keen raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, effort inside final furlong, led towards finish
led, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed towards
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
The highest rated of these, VERNE CASTLE should be shedding his maiden tag. He's twice been beaten under a length over this trip on Turf recently and was only beaten a neck on the Polytrack back in April. Official figures suggest Regal Miss will provide the biggest threat and she also has a second on Polytrack to her name. Poplar has twice run well on this track, only going down by a neck in a handicap here last time, while Vale Of Flight has hinted at ability in both starts to date and still has a bit of scope.
Bella's Boy (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Dwelt, in touch and pushed along, kept on from over 1f out, 4th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Quatrieme Ami (9-5) at Windsor 5f mdn stks (5) gs in Oct.
Poplar 15-8fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, nk behind The Burnham Mare (9-9) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Sharp Boy (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 14 1/4l behind Menai (8-10) at Lingfield 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug.
Verne Castle 8-1 (8-9) Pulled hard raced wide tracked winner, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Pine Ridge (9-4) at Salisbury 5f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Regal Miss 9-1 (9-6) Chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression and dropped to 3rd towards finsh, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Dusty Blue (9-5) at Bath 6f hcp fll (5) gs in Aug.
Vale Of Flight (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Behind, driven 2f out, ridden and stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 11, 5 1/4l behind L C Saloon (9-5) at Thirsk 5f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
Still Kicking (IRE) 80-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 18 1/2l behind Mustallib (9-2) at Nottingham 6f mdn stks (5) gf in May.