held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms
in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
led, driven and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up, never dangerous
tracked leader, hard ridden and effort well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
started very slowly, raced keenly in rear, under pressure over 4f out, soon beaten
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing winner, not pace to challenge
tracked leader, driven to lead 2f out, soon ridden and ran on well
Nonrunner
The way WELL INFORMED won at Kempton last time suggested that she could add to her tally and we will side with her here, while Darley Star and Keep Your Distance can also go well. The selection had more in hand than the official one length margin suggested at Kempton last time and now drops back in trip to 10f. That should not be a problem, the Polytrack suits, and we'll take the in-form runner to follow up. Darley Star was just touched off by BA Dreamflight over course and distance a week ago and this trip looks ideal. She has gone up 2lb for that run but can remain very competitive. Keep Your Distance could not be described as a pacy sort and is still a maiden after 13 attempts. He is worth trying at this trip for the first time, after largely being campaigned over a mile, though he still looks in need of a drop in the weights before winning. King Of Connacht is back over his optimum trip and is 7lb below his last winning mark, so he has to be respected. Hallings Overture likes it here but is another needing a favour from the assessor and in a poor opener we'll side with Well Informed.
Hallings Overture (USA) 20-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, rapid headway 6f out, went 2nd 5f out, until ridden 3f out, weakened inside final 2f, 8th of 14, 13l behind Oasis Sun (8-10) at Kempton 1m 4f hcap (6) pol in Sept.
Keep Your Distance 7-2 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along, headway to go 3rd 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Accolation (8-5) at Great Leighs 1m app hcp (6) pol.
Credential 16-1 (9-3) Pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened and eased over 1f out, tailed off, last of 12, 41l behind Nawamees (9-5) at Leicester 1m 2f clm (5) sft in Sept.
Well Informed 11-2 (8-9) Held up, headway over 3f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (6) pol beating Rosy Dawn (8-4) by 1l, 12 ran.
Balerno 20-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Brandane (8-11) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Samahir (USA) 9-1 (8-12) Mid-division, pushed along, lost place over 3f out, ridden, edged left, kept on from over 1f out, 7th of 15, 6l behind Ba Dreamflight (8-6) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Elusive Deal (USA) 66-1 (8-4) Led 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Bollin Greta (8-7) at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gd.
King of Connacht 7-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 5f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 5l behind Opera Writer (11-1) at Warwick 1m 3f amt hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Darley Star 20-1 (8-8) Led, headed over 8f out, remained prominent, with winner from over 2f out, driven, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 15, nk behind Ba Dreamflight (8-6) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Revolving World (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, headway 4f out, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f, 7th of 12, 7l behind Itsy Bitsy (8-6) at Yarmouth 1m 2f app hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Ignition 200-1 (8-4) In touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 28l behind With Interest (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m 1f stk (3) gs.
