held up in rear, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, 3rd when mistake last, kept on same pace
tracked leader, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
keen, held up, hit 3rd, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, ridden and weakened 2 out
held up, not fluent 1st, ridden, hit and weakened 3 out
led, ridden and headed 2 out, weakening when jumped left last
held up towards rear, ridden and fell 2 out
chased leading pair, ridden and every chance last kept on same pace
held up, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, ridden and weakened 2 out
held up in rear, beaten when hampered 2 out
in touch, chased leader 3 out, hit and led 2 out, ridden and run on
in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
mid-division, lost place before 4th
Pearl King is preferred to Nesnaas with Bonchester Bridge the other likely danger. The selection is a course and distance winner and he ran well when a close second behind Nesnaas last time. He should reverse the placings with that rival on these revised terms and with the yard still in good form he gets our nomination. Nesnaas will not be far away at the finish and is the most likely to chase him home, while Bonchester Bridge has plenty to prove but she is from a top yard and should not be written off. Sea The Light is worth a look in the market on his seasonal reappearance although he may be better with some cut in the ground and we will return to Pearl King who is put forward as the selection.
Pearl King (IRE) 11-4fav (11-12) Held up, headway and slightly hampered 3 out, ran on strongly, just failed, 2nd of 7, nk behind Nesnaas (10-10) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Oct.
Misbehaviour 14-1 (10-13) Held up, slightly hampered 4 out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, well behind Iffy (11-2) at Aintree 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Oct.
Guerilla (AUS) 6-1 (11-5) Towards rear, headway 4 out, effort and every chance 2 out, weakened flat, 7th of 12, 13l behind Classic Event (11-5) at Kelso 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Oct.
Majorca 10-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, headway after 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 6th of 11, 13l behind Blushing Prince (10-6) at Fakenham 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
Nesnaas (USA) 3-1 (10-10) Chased leader, led approaching 2 out, edged left flat, just held on, won at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Oct beating Pearl King (11-12) by a nk, 7 ran.
Bonchester Bridge 6-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, soon beaten, 5th of 13, 31l behind Scotmail Too (10-3) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-115 (3) gf in Apr.
Sea The Light 10-1 (11-4) Mid-division, mistake 5th, ridden, weakened 3 out, 8th of 12, 25l behind Oscatello (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 5f nov hdl (2) gd in Apr.
Krasivi's Boy (USA) 14-1 (11-10) Raced wide in mid-division, ridden 3 out, kept on steadily from next, 6th of 14, 4l behind Swift Sailor (11-8) at Plumpton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Oct.
