close up, led well over 5f out, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up mid-division, headway over 4f out, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no impression
soon led, headed well over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
led early, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly away, pushed along in rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
held up mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just held
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, hard ridden and under pressure inside final furlong, just held on
Nonrunner
Nothing leaps off the page here but at least PRIMO DILETTANTE comes here in good form and he gets the nod over fellow recent winner Picot De Say. William Knight has his horses in good form and the selection emphasised that with a recent success at Lingfield. He was taking advantage of a lenient mark there but this 6lb penalty may not be enough to stop another bold show and the ground here should be ideal. Picot De Say was a ready winner on very testing ground at Chepstow last time out; Craig Roberts is another trainer who has had a winner of late and this adaptable gelding is tough as teak but he is not the biggest to be carrying weight. Mr Plod needs to improve for the application of a visor, Mystic Touch gets a nice weight allowance as a three-year-old but he has stamina to prove, whilst BA Dreamflight ahs been holding his form fairly well of late and now looks attractively handicapped. At a price recent selling hurdle winner Bolton Hall may give a bold show, however the tentative vote lies with top-weight Primo Dilettante.
Primo Dilettante 8-1 (9-2) Soon led, headed 6f out, chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, driven out, won at Lingfield 1m 2f sell stks (6) pol beating Bee Stinger (9-9) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Mr Plod 66-1 (9-13) Chased winner until ridden 3f out, soon checked and weakened, tailed off, last of 8, 40l behind Bagber (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Aug.
Mystic Touch 25-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression, 9th of 16, 14l behind Whotsit (8-8) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Ba Dreamflight 15-2 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 13, 6l behind Inquisitress (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp 0-62 (6) pol in Aug.
Feeling (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Raced wide in rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 15, 22l behind Ba Dreamflight (8-6) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (6) pol in Oct.
Bolton Hall (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Led, headed over 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Sky Quest (11-6) at Windsor 1m 4f am hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
Arabian Silk (IRE) 33-1 (7-11) Always towards rear, 13th of 16, 26l behind Amazing Blue Sky (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jul.
Billy Smart (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 16l behind Caster Sugar (9-1) at Epsom Downs 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Indian Haze (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Held up, lost touch from 4f out, tailed off before straight, 6th of 8, 50l behind Viceroy Of India (9-5) at Galway 1m 4f 3yo mdn sft in Jul.
Arlene Phillips 28-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 16, 10l behind Twist Again (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.
Picot de Say 3-1fav (9-2) Behind, some headway from 2f out, never near leaders, 9th of 16, 9l behind Recalcitrant (9-6) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-55 (6) gd.
Dramatic Jewel (USA) 25-1 (9-0) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 16l behind Sheila's Castle (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Aug.
