held up towards rear, took keen hold, well beaten after 3 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway 5th, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, 4th and no impression when not fluent last
prominent, lost place after 4th, weakened after next, tailed off
always towards rear
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, chased winner approaching last where not fluent, no impression
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 5th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
took keeen hold, pressed winner, led 4th, mistake 3 out, headed after next, stayed on same pace
in rear, well behind after 5th, tailed off
mid-division, not fluent 2nd, behind 5th, pulled up after 3 out
led until 4th, soon given reminders, 3rd and driven next, went 2nd after 3 out, led and hung right after next, edged left approaching last, stayed on to come clear flat
in touch in mid-division, lost place 4th, stayed on same pace approaching last, no impression
in touch, ridden 5th, no impression after 2 out, stayed on same pace last
held up in rear, ridden 5th, modest 8th after 2 out, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden and struggling 3 out
towards rear, jumped big 3rd, struggling 5th, behind 3 out, pulled up before next
always in rear, tailed off after 4th
prominent, not fluent 3rd, chased leader 5th until after 3 out, weakened after next
The vote goes to CARHUE PRINCESS as there is a lot of scope for improvement for this relatively unexposed filly and although the form hasn't exactly been franked from her last run at Stratford, she gets the tentative call. Bazart has been dropping down the weights and is worth considering now there is cut in the ground. He won a better race than this last year but there is no form to go on, although the conditions are a contributing factor to his poor efforts. Mycenean Prince has only won once and that was two starts ago on Good to Firm at Worcester. He didn't justify favouritism last time but Jim Best has one win from two entries here this year and his option should play a part. London Times likes to stay up with the pace and has placed second in his last two starts so is worth a market check. Tanmeya is looking to return with a bang and is not ruled out of the equation with Tim Vaughan's runners in such good nick whilst Flamand and Lerubis both return to a racetrack after considerable time spent on the sidelines.
Flamand (FR) 12-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway 5th, ridden to chase winner approaching 2 out, stayed on, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Sea The Light (11-8) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Nov '06.
Catholic Hill (USA) 100-1 (10-9) Behind, struggling 6th, never near leaders, 7th of 12, 23l behind Safe Catch (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Aug.
Carhue Princess (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Tracked winner, hit 4th, ridden and no impression when hit 2 out, lost 2nd when mistake last, 3rd of 7, 10l behind Tout Regulier (10-10) at Stratford 2m nh nov hdl (3) gf in Jul.
Bazart 7-2fav (10-7) Held up in rear, not fluent 4th or 5th, not clear run behind loose horse bend approaching 6th, effort into modest 5th after 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 40l behind Arcadia Boy (11-1) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Aug.
Hollies Favourite (IRE) 28-1 (10-9) Led, soon well clear, ridden and headed after normal 3 out, weakened approaching normal 2 out, 7th of 12, 25l behind Penyfan Dawn (11-12) at Stratford 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Jul.
Tanmeya 11-2 (11-4) Chased leaders, weakened approaching 2 out, 7th of 12, 25l behind Joshua (10-8) at Huntingdon 2m hcp 0-100 (4) gf in Aug '09.
The Grey One (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, mistake and headway 6th, weakened after 3 out, 6th of 12, 20l behind Mujamead (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Jul.
Gunnadoit (USA) 25-1 (10-9) Soon pushed along in mid-division, dropped rear 5th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Lyster (10-11) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in May, 9 ran.
Camino Real 7-1 (10-5) Held up in 4th, took keen hold, jumped left 2nd, lost place when not fluent 4th, plugged on to take 4th when not fluent 2 out, tailed off, 4th of 6, 37l behind J'adhere (10-12) at Towcester 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in May.
Mycenean Prince (USA) Evensfav (11-11) Led, headed 4th, outpaced 4 out, soon ridden, weakened from next, 7th of 14, 19l behind Robbmaa (9-13) at Worcester 2m sell hcp hdl 0-85 (5) gd in Aug.
Turkish Sultan (IRE) 33-1 (10-6) Pulled hard towards rear, ridden after 6th, headway approaching 2 out, never dangerous, 6th of 15, 11l behind Public Esteem (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf in Jun.
London Times (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, not fluent next, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 11l behind Louis Ludwig (11-2) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Aug.
Wee Ziggy 8-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, jumped right 1st and 2nd, always behind, 8th of 10, 35l behind Mycenean Prince (11-2) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-85 (5) gf in Jul.
Spring Haze 50-1 (9-12) Chased leading pair, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 7, 49l behind Russian War (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Aug.
Lerubis (FR) 40-1 (10-7) Towards rear, steady headway after 5th, staying on when mistake last, one pace, 2nd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Lord Lington (11-12) at Warwick 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (5) gd in Oct '05.
Ilewin Tom 18-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, headway approaching 8th, jumped slowly 4 out, well held in 3rd when jumped right 3 out, demoted to 4th when stumbled next, 5th of 7, 41l behind Morenito (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Aug.
Behest 200-1 (10-5) Prominent early, chased leaders until 5th, tailed off, 13th of 15, well behind Captain Chris (10-12) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
