broke well and steadied at start, held up towards rear, smooth headway over 1f out, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
towards rear, chased along and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
mid-division, effort over 3f out, soon beaten
towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, driven over 1f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride and always rear division
prominent, effort when weakening 3f out
effort over 3f out, no impression
in touch, led approaching final furlong, headed inside and no extra close home
prominent, ridden along when weakening over 2f out
towards rear never dangerous
behind, headway over 2f out, stayed on towards finish
started slowly, chased along and soon prominent, led over 3f out, driven when headed approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
Nonrunner
With last weekends outing under his belt, Quince should be primed for today and is our pick with Eglevski, Suits Me and Rosbay others worthy of consideration in a competitive contest. Despite a tardy start last weekend, Quince made up for that with a promising second and remains on a reasonable mark. Eglevski did race quite freely on his seasonal debut last season which would be a worry today but is open to improvement and is another that is on an interesting mark while Suits Me struck twice at the end of last season and has the benefit of an outing last weekend. In a wide open contest Quince gets our vote.
Suits Me 6-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 17, 2l behind Granston (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Best Prospect (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, smooth progress from over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 8th of 14, 12l behind Heaven Knows (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Oct.
Eglevski (IRE) 11-4fav (9-4) Led after 2f, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 6l behind Harry Tricker (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 3f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Sept.
Rosbay (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Held up, headway over 2f out, never near leaders, 8th of 12, 7l behind Buccellati (8-10) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Sept.
Fantastic Morning 4-1 (9-3) Prominent, led 7f out, ridden clear final furlong, driven out, won at Bath 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gs in Jul beating Abyla (8-12) by 3 1/2l, 16 ran.
Inchloch 25-1 (8-1) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, 13th of 21, 10l behind Malt Or Mash (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcap (2) gf in Nov.
Quince (IRE) 18-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, headway over 3f out, hard ridden and stayed on well under pressure, 3rd of 17, 1/2l behind Granston (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Ahlawy (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Slowly away, always behind, last of 7, 13l behind Suits Me (9-4) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Nov.
Golden Dagger (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Prominent, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, last of 12, well behind Flying Clarets (9-2) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Oct.
Folio (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, steady headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 7l behind Kavachi (8-2) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.
Veiled Applause 17-2 (9-7) Led for 2f, remained prominent, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 12, 8l behind Risque Heights (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.
Sunisa (IRE) 7-2 (8-7) Held up, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 9, 11l behind Silca Key (8-6) at Newbury 1m 2f fll hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Shabahar (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 7l behind Prime Number (8-7) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Feb.
Lunar Promise (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, raced keenly, headway when bumped over 2f out, never dangerous, 12th of 17, 17l behind Granston (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Moheebb (IRE) 18-1 (8-9) Mid-division, effort over 3f out, no impression, 10th of 18, 25l behind The Osteopath (8-8) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Polish Corridor 28-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance inside last, one pace towards finish, 2nd of 19, 3/4l behind Spring Jim (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in May '05.
