in touch, ridden 6th, kept on one pace from 2 out, hampered flat
in rear, behind when pulled up after 6th
mid-division, headway to go prominent 4 out, ridden, every chance and chased leader 2 out, weakened approaching last
close up, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up 2 out
pulled hard, held up, headway to chase leader 4th, ridden 4 out, weakened next, pulled up 2 out
close up, ridden and lost place 4th, pulled up after 6th
refused to race, pulled up after 100 yards
held up mid-division, ridden 4 out, outpaced next, headway to chase leader approaching last, left in lead flat, ran on
led, ridden before 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on same pace
close up, ridden and weakened 3 out
always behind
held up, headway 4 out, ridden next, stayed on to take 2nd flat
chased leader until 4th, remained prominent, ridden 2 out, led approaching last, mistake last, unseated rider flat
slowly away, soon ridden and struggling, tailed off and pulled up 3 out
Cayman Calypso gets the nod in preference to Mialyssa and Southburgh. The market should prove useful in assessing the chances of Queen Of Song and Zendaro who are both unexposed but the selection looks to have pretty solid claims. Pam Sly has her string in good order and the selection should be spot on for this test after a couple of recent outings on the level whilst a reproduction of the form that he showed in the summer should be good enough to win this contest. Mialyssa returned from an absence to finish third behind Queen Of Tara in last year's renewal and may be able to finish in the money again but Christine Dunnett looks to have a stronger candidate in Southburgh. He's struggled in maidens at this track but showed enough in a claimer last time to suggest he could figure now that he's racing over a suitable trip on decent ground but Cayman Calypso is preferred.
Tashkandi (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, weakened approaching 3 out, 6th of 15, 44l behind Theatre Belle (10-6) at Catterick 2m 3f cnd sll hdl (5) sft.
Southburgh (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Led, ridden before 3 out, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 12, 13l behind Young Yozza (11-6) at Leicester 2m nov clm hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Cayman Calypso (IRE) 9-2 (11-1) Mid-division, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, every chance when hit last, stayed on, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Hugs Destiny (11-1) at Southwell 2m mdn hdl (5) gf in Jun '06.
Queen of Song 25-1 (11-2) Pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out, 10th of 17, well behind Annie's Answer (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mrs mdn hdl (4) sft.
Zendaro 11-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, held up, effort when hit 3 out, one pace and no impression from next, 4th of 11, 35l behind Summer Lodge (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gf in Sept.
Batchworth Beau 20-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, ridden 4 out, soon no impression, 8th of 17, 35l behind Jigsaw Dancer (11-7) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Dec.
Queen Tara 50-1 (10-0) Soon behind, tailed off when pulled up at the 4th in race won by If Only I Knew (9-13) at Leicester 2m amt hcp hdl 0-100 (4) hvy in Jan, 17 ran.
Finnegans Rainbow 17-2 (9-12) Led to 6th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, soon tailed off, 5th of 6, 46l behind Spare Me (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov hcp hdl (4) sft.
Rosie's Glory (USA) 12-1 (10-2) Held up behind leaders, ridden and outpaced 6th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Esquillon (10-6) at Huntingdon 2m 5f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Jan, 7 ran.
Jollie Abilola 100-1 (9-7) Chased leaders early, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Munching Mike (10-5) at Kempton 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft, 18 ran.
Mialyssa 20-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 9th, went 2nd before 3 out, led before 2 out, headed and hung left flat, no extra, 3rd of 17, 7l behind Autograph (11-5) at Worcester 3m mrs hcp hdl (4) gd in May.
Capistrano 11-1 (10-4) Towards rear, headway on outside 7th, weakened approaching 3 out, 5th of 15, 23l behind Forzacurity (10-4) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Jun.
Night Reveller (IRE) 40-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, led 4th, hit 5th, headed approaching 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 17, 4l behind Spivitus (10-11) at Catterick 2m sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Dec.
General Hopkins (IRE) 66-1 (10-0) Pulled hard in rear, blundered 10th, always behind, 9th of 14, well behind Brigadier Du Bois (10-13) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp chs (5) gf in May.
