slowly into stride, behind, moderate headway on outside
behind, driven on inside over 2f out, moderate headway after
chased leaders, driven along 2f out stayed on same pace
behind, headway on wide 2f out, chased leading pair approacing final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd near finish, not reach winner
went right start, hung badly left on bend 3f out, always in rear
soon led, headed over 1f out, soon no chance with winner, lost 2nd near finish
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, driven along over 2f out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, shaken up and in command over 1f out, ran on well
bumped start, always in rear
Withdrawn
Nonrunner
In a tricky race, Davids Mark is selected ahead of Knead The Dough and Piccostar. Having stayed on steadily over five furlongs at Wolverhampton last time, Davids Mark might now be ready to step up over this longer trip. The betting might tell us more, though, and he does not have the best draw. Knead The Dough still looks reasonably treated based on his Yarmouth win as he raced on the unfavoured stands side at Folkestone last time. Watch out for a good run from the now-well-weighted One Way Ticket as he races in first-time blinkers. Almora Guru's mark is potentially attractive as he races on the all-weather for the first time, while Majestical is well capable of running well from his current rating in the hands of Darryll Holland. Littledodayno could also go well on the all-weather now that his mark has taken a nosedive, and, on a surface he likes, King Egbert is not ruled out either. Finally, Piccostar is closing in on a course five-furlong winning mark but, for the selection, we will stick with Davids Mark.
Davids Mark 6-1 (9-0) In rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Sir Loin (8-8) at W'hampton 5f hcap (6) pol in Jun.
Piccostar 20-1 (8-5) Always towards rear, 6th of 8, 7l behind Sofinella (8-2) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
King Egbert (FR) 20-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 20l behind Piper's Song (9-4) at Leicester 7f app hcp (5) gd in Sept.
Littledodayno (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Mid-division far side group, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace, 7th of 17, 4 1/2l behind Quicks The Word (8-11) at Newcastle 6f hcap (6) gf in Sept.
Almora Guru 7-1 (9-1) Chased leaders far side, effort over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 15, 9l behind Orotund (9-9) at Ripon 6f app sll (6) gf in Sept.
One Way Ticket 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, faded, 5th of 14, 1l behind Cerulean Rose (8-0) at Chepstow 5f hcap (6) gf in Sept.
Knead The Dough 2-1fav (9-0) Raced stands side, chased leader, led stands side group over 1f out, kept on but no chance with far side group, 5th of 13, 5l behind Splendidio (8-12) at Folkestone 5f Stks (41-45) (7) frm in Sept.
Peruvian Style (IRE) 12-1 (8-3) Mid-division, headway 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Memphis Man (8-9) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Stormburst (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, not quicken final furlong, 5th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Missus Molly Brown (8-4) at Carlisle 6f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Half A Tsar (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Always in rear, 13th of 14, 18l behind Hello Roberto (9-0) at Bath 6f app hcp (6) gs.
Majestical (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, outpaced, 12th of 13, 9l behind Tag Team (9-5) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Land Ahoy 50-1 (8-4) Led, headed halfway, weakening when hampered 2f out, 8th of 9, 11l behind Lord of The Reins (8-9) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Sept.
