mid-division, bumped along halfway, headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, soon hung left, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on
raced wide, chased leaders, ridden halway, soon weakened
chased leaders, short of room and lost place over 3f out, ridden and kept on approaching final furlong
led, clear over 2f out, soon ridden, headed entering final furlong, kept on
dwelt, in rear, never near leaders
slowly into stride, reminders soon after start, always in rear
towards rear, ridden 3f out, never nearer
keen, in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden and weakened 1f out
outpaced in rear, driven after 2f, headway over 1f out, soon edged right, kept on not reached leaders
held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong
CAPTAIN CAVENDISH could spring a bit of a surprise here with Alimarr and Shadow Bay also fancied. The selection bounced back to some kind of form to finish in second place last time after an aberration in his penultimate start when he failed to act on the fibresand at Southwell. That' latest run was back on the polytrack at Wolverhampton over a slightly longer trip and blinkers seemed to help his efforts. They're applied again here and this lightly raced gelding is open to further improvement. Alimarr drops down in class in an attempt to break his maiden. He seems on the surface to be improving with every run and with more progression still likely he may have enough against this field. Shadow Bay has some form on the polytrack and went well to place on the surface at Kempton in October. The form from that race doesn't quite stand up but he is in good heart as his second place a Southwell last time out shows. Calley Ho and Imperial Skylight shouldn't be dismissed out of hand but the pick is Captain Cavendish.
Calley Ho 10-1 (9-6) Raced wide, held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 12, 7l behind Brierty (9-7) at Great Leighs 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sept.
Captain Cavendish (IRE) 18-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Hold The Bucks (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp (6) pol.
Shadow Bay (IRE) 11-10fav (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden along and outpaced halfway, switched right and headway over 2f, edged left and kept on final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Miss Xu Xia (8-4) at Southwell 7f 2yo sll (6) fbs in Nov.
Against The Rules 10-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, wide straight 2f out, no headway, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 9l behind Supernoverre (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f 2yo clm (6) pol in Nov.
Imperial Skylight 8-1 (8-8) Mid-division, good headway to lead over 1f out, headed and lost 2 places inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind Highland River (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Jonnie Skull (IRE) 20-1 (8-3) In touch, led over 4f out until over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 6l behind Noble Dictator (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Mullitovermaurice 8-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 9l behind Holberg (9-3) at Southwell 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) fbs in Nov.
Paddythefish (USA) 20-1 (8-11) Always behind, 12th of 13, 18l behind Herschel (9-4) at Kempton 1m 1f 2yo hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Sicilian Warrior (USA) 4-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden halfway, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 8l behind Lexlenos (8-5) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc (4) pol in Nov.
Admiring Glances 11-2 (8-6) In touch, ridden over 2f out, no headway and one pace from over 1f out, 8th of 12, 5l behind Hold The Bucks (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 2yo sll (6) pol in Nov.
Alimarr (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not pace to challenge, 5th of 11, 2l behind Nice Time (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Nov.
Barbeito 20-1 (8-0) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, not quicken and faded inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 6l behind Dream Huntress (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp (6) pol.
Madam'x 66-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 12l behind Awfeyaa (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
Precocious Air (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Bumped start, soon chasing winner, lost 2nd 1f out, one pace, 4th of 13, 7l behind Doncosaque (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo clm (6) pol in Nov.
Autumn Morning (IRE) 20-1 (8-0) Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon hung left, unable to quicken after, 5th of 11, 4l behind Deckchair (8-2) at W'hampton 6f 2yo clm (5) pol in Nov.
Betws Y Coed (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Behind, headway 6f out, chased leader 3f out, led 2f out, no extra when headed over 1f out, lost 2 places inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Dream Huntress (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp (6) pol.
