took keen hold in rear, ridden approaching 2f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, ridden 4f out, effort and edged left over 1f out, no impression final furlong
led 2f, remained in touch, ridden 4f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon one pace
held up in touch, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, stayed on
led after 2f, headed 9f out, chased leader after, led 2f out, soon ridden and hung right, stayed on towards finish
keen, prominent, led 9f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
pulled hard in touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
It would be no surprise to see Bold Bobby Be and WEYBRIDGE LIGHT have this between them and the Irish raider gets the vote. Eoin Griffin does quite well with his trips over the water and his Fantastic Light gelding was a very comfortable winner over 1m 4f at Tramore last month. He has gone up 8lb for that but still carries a nice racing weight here and is drawn next to his chief rival. He acts on the Polytrack at Dundalk and looks likely to be suited by this longer trip so we will side with him. Bold Bobby Be looked all over the winner turning in at Southwell last time but his stamina didn't quite hold out over this trip for the first time. He may be helped in that regard by this slightly quicker surface and despite a 3lb rise for a defeat he must go close. Tender Falcon has plummeted through the weights and does stay, though the yard's current form is not inspirational. Dramatic Solo stayed pretty well on his only try at this trip on turf and he is only 4lb higher than his last win, so with Karl Burke's yard going well he could get heavily involved. There's not too much inspiration to be had elsewhere and we'll take Weybridge Light to score.
Bold Bobby Be (IRE) 11-4fav (9-12) Held up, smooth headway over 3f, quickened to lead over 2f, driven and kept on final furlong until headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 11, nk behind Victory Quest (10-0) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Oct.
Tender Falcon 11-1 (9-12) In touch, slightly outpaced 2f out, kept on again inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 14, 3l behind Irish Ballad (8-11) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Dramatic Solo 11-1 (9-0) Slight lead, headed inside final 3f, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 12, 10l behind Bois Joli (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Generous Star 33-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride, tracked leader after 2f, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 9, 8l behind War Anthem (9-10) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn aut stk (5) pol in Oct.
Eureka Moment 11-2 (8-8) Always towards rear, 9th of 12, 30l behind Bois Joli (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Weybridge Light 4-1 (9-1) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden 3f out, stayed on to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on strongly final furlong, won at Tramore 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 sft in Oct beating Sparring Partner (9-11) by 4l, 13 ran.
Peas 'n Beans (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Steadied start, held up, some late progress, 7th of 12, 9l behind Compton Court (9-13) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Last Emperor 33-1 (7-13) Towards rear, ran wide into straight, kept on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 12, 9l behind Bluebell Ridge (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
