held up in last, ridden in last 2f out, no impression under pressure final furlong, went 3rd inside final furlong
chased leader in 2nd, niggled along in close 2nd under 2f out, pushed along to lead narrowly over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well, comfortably
led and took keen hold early, pushed along and strongly pressed 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace in 2nd inside final furlong, comfortably held by winner
chased leaders in 3rd, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no impression on leaders over 1f out, weakened to last inside final furlong
CAPTAIN JOY won one of these qualifiers at Lingfield last January before narrowly beaten into third in the final in April. He's better than these, though hasn't been seen since June so hopefully Tracey Collins' will have him ready. Bishan Bedi has race-fitness on his side and has been in excellent form, winning two decent handicaps in December. But he didn't run as well last time and will need to do better while Geological has been racing over the minimum trip and doesn't look good enough. Political Policy was receiving 9lb from Bishan Bedi when beaten over two lengths in December and though he won his next two starts they were over longer trips.
Bishan Bedi (IRE) 2-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace, 5th of 6, 5 1/2l behind Ringside Humour (8-13) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Jan.
Captain Joy (IRE) 11-1 (10-3) Soon tracked leaders in 5th and in nearside group, dropped to 9th 1f out, no extra, 10th of 15, 13 1/2l behind Hasanour (9-9) at Curragh 1m hcp gd in Jun.
Geological (IRE) 4-1 (9-10) Led, under pressure and headed 1f out, no extra final 100 yards, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Split The Atom (9-7) at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Feb.
Political Policy (IRE) 3-1 (9-13) Prominent and disputed lead, led after 3f, ridden and headed over 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1/4l behind Marise (8-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Feb.
