held up in rear, progress from over 3f out, led entering final 2f, soon ridden, driven inside final furlong, headed near finish
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened 1f out
soon led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, chance 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
in touch, short of room over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead near finish
dwelt, held up, ridden 4f out, soon struggling
Honest Broker looked extremely unfortunate when just behind Fujin Dancer at Musselburgh and is of serious interest despite being a pound worse off at these weights. However, that race was over seven furlongs and Mark Johnston's charge is essentially bred for speed, so over 1m1f on a stiff track the percentage call is to side with the proven stamina of FUJIN DANCER. Kevin Ryan's charge is a reliable type in this grade and ran a fair race in a handicap here recently. He's also won at the track over a mile but clearly stays further and looks the horse most likely to run his race. At these weights Tayarat has obvious claims but he's not been seen on the flat for nearly three years and last raced over timber in 2009, while Plus Ultra looks a shade over-rated by the handicapper and therefore may have more to do than a weights-and-measures reading of the race would imply.
Fujin Dancer (FR) 12-1 (9-8) Held up, headway to tracked leaders over 3f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 5th of 14, 10l behind Belle Noverre (9-2) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (3) gd.
Prime Circle 4-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 4th of 9, 10l behind High Five Society (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 2f app hcp (6) gf.
Tayarat (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on, readily, won at Yarmouth 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep '07 beating Always Ready (9-7) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Plus Ultra (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) In touch on inside, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no impression, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Hail Bold Chief (9-2) at Redcar 1m 2f mdn hcp (5) gf.
Honest Broker (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, switched left over 2f out, ridden and not much room and switched left over 1f out, kept on towards finish, just held post, 2nd of 7, shd behind Fujin Dancer (9-3) at Musselburgh 7f sell stks (6) gd.
Shamo Hill Theatre 100-1 (9-3) Always in rear, 11th of 13, 16l behind Mata Keranjang (9-3) at Thirsk 1m mdn stks (4) gf in Jul.