led, narrowly headed approaching 2f out, upsides winner, stayed challenging throughout final furlong, just failed
held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, outpaced final 2f
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced
held up, headway on inside to chase leading pair over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never quite able to challenge
chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
close up on outside, headway to lead narrowly approaching 2f out, strongly pressed throughout final furlong, held on gamely, all out
held up in rear, brief effort on wide outside 2f out, soon outpaced
keen hold tracking leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Tebee gets a narrow vote over Raise The Goblet, Silver Mitzva and Music Review, with Limbo King added to the list of challengers to John Gosden's runner. With the inmates at Clarehaven stables thriving, hopes are high that Tebee can keep the pot boiling. The daughter of Selkirk made all to open her account over 10-furlongs at Pontefract in July, but failed to follow up at Windsor next time. Whether it was the 5lb rise, the step up to 12-furlongs, or indeed a combination of both that contributed to her defeat is questionable, but she remains a scopey individual, and if getting into a rhythm up front on the far rail, can make all to make amends. Raise The Goblet gave over a stone to Western Point when second to that rival at Yarmouth three weeks ago, and has a course win to his credit, while Silver Mitzva did it well enough at Yarmouth last time and might have a few pounds improvement in her. Music Review tries the Polytrack for the first time, and maiden Limbo King likewise. This could be all about tactics, and for the reasons stated earlier, Tebee is preferred.
Raise The Goblet (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Led, ridden 3f out, headed narrowly 2f out, still every chance entering final furlong until no extra well inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Western Point (8-5) at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Limbo King 10-3 (9-8) Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, soon beaten, last of 9, 10l behind Prime Powered (9-11) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Aug.
Dan Tucker 16-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, one pace and no impression final 2f, 5th of 10, 10l behind Alleviate (8-8) at Sandown 1m 6f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Music Review 5-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, in touch, one pace final 3f, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Rudry World (8-13) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Tebee 11-2 (9-0) Led after 2f, ridden along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Maid To Believe (8-9) at Windsor 1m 4f fll hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Silver Mitzva (IRE) 13-2 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, switched to rail and soon clear, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Aug beating Smirfy's Silver (9-0) by 3 1/2l, 16 ran.
Best Selection 8-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway and not clear run over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, not trouble leader, 6th of 13, 10l behind Ravenna (8-4) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) pol in Jul.
Verbatim 16-1 (8-9) Held up, pushed along halfway, headway over 2f out, driven to go 2nd inside final furlong, no impression, lost 2nd final 100 yards, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Risque Heights (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Aug.
