slowly into stride, headway 4f out, ridden 3f out stayed on not troubled leaders
prominent, disputed lead 10f out, ridden over 2f out and weakened
always in rear, eased when beaten 2f out
in touch, disputed lead 10f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 4f out, ridden to press leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out
towards rear, ridden 4f out, stayed on, not troubled leaders
some late moderate progress
slowly into stride and rider lost irons, pulled way through to lead 2f out, headed 10f out, weakened 5f out and eased
in rear, headway halfway, ridden to lead over 2f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong
led for 2f, stayed prominent, disputed lead 10f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Picacho, Himba and Synonymy are three against the field in this competitive finakle and the vote is given to Picacho. The selection was a fair fifth behind Cape Secret last time out, that form looks rock solid in the context of this race and under conditions that suit he looks the value bet in an open affair. Himba rates the main danger on his latest second behind Meadow Mischief but he has had plenty of chances off this type of mark without taking one of late and again he looks vulnerable. Synonym is another that could go well on his latest fourth behind Squirtle but his best form is with more cut in the ground and for that reason he is opposed. Noddies Way is unexposed and has plenty of scope for improvement but he looks to have plenty of weight for what he has achived and in a race where the market could be very important for the winner we return to Pichacho to small stakes.
Karshaan (FR) 33-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden 4f out, soon beaten, last of 15, 22l behind Wannabe Posh (8-7) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Noddies Way 8-1 (9-0) Chased winner for 2f, raced in 3rd, stayed on under pressure from 2f out, not quite pace to challenge, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Riff Raff (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 6f mdn stk (5) gf.
Seal of Hope 25-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, always in the rear, 15th of 16, 27l behind Mull of Dubai (8-6) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo mdn hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Himba 16-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 4f out, no chance with winner, kept on to take 2nd last strides, 2nd of 7, 11l behind Meadow Mischief (9-7) at Sandown 1m 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf.
Picacho (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, ridden and steady progress from over 2f out, stayed on, never troubled leaders, 5th of 14, 7l behind Cape Secret (8-8) at Goodwood 1m 6f 3yo mdn hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Synonymy 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 4th of 8, 11l behind Squirtle (9-4) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Being There 20-1 (9-3) Chased winner to 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 10l behind Chess Board (9-4) at Brighton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) frm in Jun.
Cativo Cavallino 50-1 (7-13) Prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, badly hampered on rails over 1f out, no chance after, last of 11, 13l behind Kavachi (8-6) at Goodwood 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf.
Canyouwin 16-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden well over 3f out, headway over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 11, 19l behind Plemont Bay (8-8) at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Zizou (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) In touch to 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 13, 16l behind Kapellmeister (8-9) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo sll (5) gf in Jul.
Dipped Wings (IRE) 16-1 (8-1) Always behind, 5th of 9, 18l behind Shipmaster (8-6) at Nottingham 1m 6f mdn stk (5) sft in May.
