led in the centre, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final 2f
mid-division, ridden and some headway over 2f out, weakened 1f out
slowly into stride, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride and always behind, hung left throughout
always behind, eased over 1f out (broke blood vessel)
chased leaders centre, ridden over 4f out, edged left and weakened 2f out
led on far rail, ridden and headed 2f out, led again inside final furlong, ran on
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
raced alone on stand side, ridden over 2f out, kept on
held up, mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, one pace final furlong
with leader on far rail, ridden and led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on
behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
chased leader centre, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
Patavellian won this race last year but there is unlikely to be anything of his quality in the line-up today. That said, the winner is in there somewhere and our shortlist consists of Spindor, Brevity, Mobo-Baco, Compton Earl and Revolve, with Mobo-Baco getting the nod. Spindor is lightly raced and from a canny yard and could go well even though his win came in a seller. Brevity has a solid chance on old form but is not quite the same force now. Mobo-Baco is back on a winning mark, having won at Bath in July. Compton Earl won an Ayr maiden last time and, while the form is nothing out of the ordinary, he might be up to some improvement. Of the others, Rileys Dream is back on a winning mark too, while Revolve is also lightly raced and open to improvement. However, in a far-from-straightforward contest, we'll stick with Mobo-Baco.
