soon led, ridden over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on again close home
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
towards rear, ridden and headway from 3f out to lead inside final furlong, driven out
mid-division, weakened and towards rear 4f out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 3f out until weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 3f out, no impression until some late headway
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, soon every chance until weakened over 3f out
always behind
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 4f out, virtually pulled up
Qaasi can round off the meeting on a high, while Compton Dragon and Kid 'Z' Play are others to bear in mind. The last named has plenty of experience over hurdles and reverts to the Flat on a fair mark. As a front runner, he can be assured to give his supporters plenty to cheer about and the old boy will raise the roof of the stands if he manages to turn back the clock. Compton Dragon does nothing quickly and has not won on turf since 2005. However, this is a poor race and, as he goes well for an inexperienced rider, he can at least be guaranteed to give Kirsty Milczarek a safe conveyance. However, Qaasi returns to turf on very interesting mark and, as a lightly raced type, he could easily have enough in the locker to brush aside today's test with ease.
Qaasi (USA) 5-1 (8-9) Held up and behind, headway on inside over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 2l behind Moon Emperor (9-8) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Feb.
Compton Dragon (USA) 40-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden, headway over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 1l behind Prelude (9-4) at Chester 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (5) gf.
Kyle of Lochalsh 25-1 (8-1) Held up, ridden over 3f out, no impression, 7th of 8, 14l behind Kristensen (9-8) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Regency Red (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 11, 18l behind Medieval Maiden (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcap (6) pol in May.
Go Free 13-2 (7-11) Dwelt, pulled hard and held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Newtonian (8-8) at Southwell 1m 4f hcap (5) fbs in May.
Master Nimbus 8-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, headway 2f out, led well over 1f out, soon ridden, held on towards finish, won at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug beating Danebank (9-6) by a shd, 16 ran.
Rossin Gold (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden to challenge 3f until 2f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Vice Admiral (9-1) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Sept.
Fantastic Delight 28-1 (8-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Fenners (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcap (6) gf in May.
