towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
in touch, weakened over 2f out
held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on to lead close home
close nup, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
in touch, kept on over 1f out, not quicken towards finish
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no extra towards finish
mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
chase leaders, weakened well over 1f out
led, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
with leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, regained lead inside final furlong, headed close home
always towards rear
Precious Coral and DANIELLA DE BRUIJN can battle this claimer out between them and the latter gets the vote to follow up a recent Wolverhampton win. There is little to choose between the pair at the weights, though Simon Callaghan's Precious Coral has not yet managed to get her head in front at the jam stick. She acts well here and her last two runs mark her out as a leading contender once again. Daniella de Bruijn has won two of her seven careers starts including in this sphere over 1m 1f at Dunstall Park last time. All of her previous runs had been over 6f, so this drop back to 7f should not inconvenience. We won't know if she acts on this particular surface until tried and we just hope that she can do so this evening. Newton Circus took a course and distance claimer last time and has been dropped 1lb since. Ollie Pears' colt is not too badly drawn and can again get involved in the shake-up, though he has 7lbs to find with the selection. Cheek pieces may help Shark Man do better now, while Timelord has a nice draw and his optimum trip, so is not ruled out in a race not red hot on quality. Dinkie Short has seven lengths to find with the selection, which looks an arduous task, and we'll side with Daniella De Bruijn.
Campaigner 100-1 (7-12) Held up towards rear, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 9l behind Astonishment (9-2) at Goodwood 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Dinkie Short 20-1 (9-0) Behind, ridden over 1f out, never trouble leaders, 7th of 13, 7l behind Daniella De Bruijn (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (6) pol.
Shark Man (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, switched left and effort over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 12l behind Sulwaan (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Daniella de Bruijn (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Led 1f, prominent, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, veered badly left inside final furlong, held on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (6) pol beating Gold Fix (8-11) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Newton Circus 7-1 (8-13) In touch, switched left over 2f out, headway to lead over 1f out, driven out, won at Kempton 7f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Sep beating Rainsborough (9-0) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Lofthouse 9-1 (8-11) Soon chasing leaders, weakened 3f out, 6th of 11, 26l behind Durham Reflection (8-8) at Musselburgh 7f 2yo sll (6) gd in Sep.
Timelord (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Bumped start, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Al Khimiya (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Sep.
Sixpenny Moon (USA) 33-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 22l behind Bateau Bleu (8-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
Lochbroom Sunset 33-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, weakened over 2f out, last of 10, 11l behind Saxby (8-13) at Kempton 6f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Sep.
Michaelmas Daisy 14-1 (9-4) In touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 13, 10l behind Russian Davis (8-10) at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Aug.
Pont D'avignon 8-1 (8-0) Prominent, raced keenly, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 2l behind Al Khimiya (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Sep.
Reel Credit Crunch 12-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, last of 14, 12l behind Zelos Dream (9-4) at Beverley 5f 2yo sll hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
Brenda Duke Bachelor Duke filly out of Fiina.
Precious Coral (IRE) 7-2fav (9-6) In rear, headway and switched right entering final 2f, ridden and every chance 1f out, driven and kept on, 3rd of 13, 2 3/4l behind Truly Magic (8-6) at Leicester 7f 2yo hcp 0-70 (4) gf in Sep.
