held up in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
held up in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
mid-division, headway when not clear from over 1f out, switched right 1f out, kept on to go 4th inside final furlong, no impression on leaders
keen tracked leaders, ridden and switched right 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, no chance with winner
set steady pace, ridden and headed entering final 2f, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead entering final 2f, headed entering final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
in touch, closed on leaders on bit 2f out, led entering final furlong, shaken up, soon clear, comfortable, eased near finish
King Of Reason has been in good form over a mile recently and tends to leave it until late in the day to strike for the win but we choose to side with another who employs similar tactics; DAJEN is the selection. He won over course and distance last time out and the colt's familiar jockey Laura Pike retains the ride and usefully takes 7lb off his back. Zero Money is an obvious danger looking for three wins in a row with the second placed from his last success franking the form by winning subsequently.
Aeroplane 3-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, last of 5, 4l behind Elna Bright (9-5) at Kempton 6f cnd stks (4yo+) (2) pol in Jan.
The Cayterers 8-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, in rear, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders, 8th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Baylini (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Jan.
Gaily Noble (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) In touch, hard ridden 3f out, not much room near rail, when weakening just inside final 2f, last of 15, 26l behind Indian Days (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Pallantes Cross 14-5 (9-0) 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Go Country (9-0) at Dusseldorf(GER) 1m 2yo lst stk gd in Sep.
Zero Money (IRE) 3-1fav (9-13) Made all, shaken up over 1f out, kept on well, always in command, won at Leicester 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Jul beating Rio Cobolo (9-3) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran.
Arrivederla (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Always in rear, 10th of 11, 33l behind Ezdeyaad (9-7) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jun.
King Of Reason 15-8fav (8-9) In rear well of the pace, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders, too much to do, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Start Right (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jul.
Dajen 5-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, good progress over 2f out, driven to lead just over 1f out, ran on well, won at Ffos Las 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jul beating Aspectus (10-0) by 2l, 4 ran.
