held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders in 3rd, every chance over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up mid-division, headway and every chance over 2f out, one pace final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace from over 1f out
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ridden out
chased leader, led after 2f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led 2f, tracked leader, led over 2f out, hung right inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on towards finish
Free Art and Tarantella Lady are similar in that they went close on their penultimate starts but disappointed last time. Both have claims if back to their best here, but today's longer distance is a worry for recent Southwell winner Caledonia Prince and DEEP APPLAUSE. The latter scored over a mile at Carlisle last month but breeding suggests he should stay further and he gets a tentative vote. Nicola's Dream, Philharmonic Hall and Damascus Symphony have all been placed recently but have yet to win a race between them.
Free Art 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading pair, 3rd of 8, 11l behind Sangar (8-9) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug.
Nicola's Dream 5-2fav (9-7) Prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Carragold (9-5) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Deep Applause 12-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 3f out, went 2nd and edged right approaching final 2f, stayed on for clear 2nd, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Smart Step (8-4) at Carlisle 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) hvy.
Philharmonic Hall 8-1 (8-7) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 12, 10l behind Unknown Rebel (8-13) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug.
Damascus Symphony 12-1 (8-10) Held up 4th and last, headway to go 2nd well over 2f out, ridden and no chance with winner from over 1f out, 2nd of 4, 6l behind Lordofthehouse (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Aug.
Caledonia Prince 20-1 (7-12) Prominent, led over 6f out, headed over 4f out, led again 3f out until over 2f out, stayed pressing leader, kept on to regain lead close home, won at Southwell 1m Apprentice Handicap (0-75) (3yo) (5) fbs in Aug beating Golden Creek (9-7) by hd, 6 ran.
Srimenanti 50-1 (8-12) Keen tracked leaders, joined leader 6f out, ridden and every chance 3f out, soon chased winner, kept on one pace and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Sharp Relief (9-7) at Carlisle 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Tarantella Lady 18-1 (9-4) Towards rear, in rear over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened, 7th of 10, 11l behind L'Hermitage (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
