dwelt and awkward leaving stalls, behind, headway and edged right over 1f out, ran on to take 2nd near finish, no chance with winner
dwelt, soon recovered to lead on winners, hung left bend 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well
chased leaders over 3f
soon close up on inner, chased winner 2f out, hard ridden and no impression inside final furlong, lost 2 places towards finish
chased leaders on inner, weakened over 1f out
steadied rear, carried wide on bend over 3f out, always behind
soon chased leaders on outer, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased winner to 2f out, weakened quicker over 1f out
awkward leaving stalls, soon outpaced, headway over 1f out, ran on to chase winner well inside final furlong, until near finish
awkward and lost place on bend over 3f out, never dangerous after
slowly into stride, ran wide on bend, over 3f out, always behind
Nonrunner
This is actually quite a competitive nursery despite its lowly grade and ITALIAN TOM is the suggestion to outpoint Papageno. The latter ran into a bit of form here last month when runner-up to Candyfloss Girl in a minor handicap and that was a good effort in context. Trip and surface clearly suit and he is not badly drawn here so we expect him to go well, but preference is for Italian Tom. Ron Harris has not had a winner for a little while, but that is not to say that his string aren't performing to the best of their limited ability and the selection is a case in point. A winner and runner-up in selling company when not weighted to particular advantage on either occasion, he is now 5lbs lower than his last sortie in handicap company and from a plumb rails draw he looks up to the task. Angie's Nap is up 2lbs for running second at Southwell last time but has to overcome a poor run on her only try on the Polytrack thus far, and although there are plenty of big numbers against his name, Rightcar may prove a better proposition. He appears adaptable as far as the surface is concerned and has some pretty reasonable nursery form on his CV. It has taken the assessor five runs to give I'malwaysright a mark and the Namid colt does act around here and is one of those potentially well handicapped first-timers in this grade. Not a race to be dogmatic about and Italian Tom is a tentative choice.
I'malwaysright (IRE) 3-1 (8-13) Prominent, ridden halfway, every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 11l behind Drift And Dream (8-5) at Yarmouth 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Jun.
Italian Tom (IRE) 11-8fav (9-4) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, chased winner just inside final 2f, driven and kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Prince Fortune (8-12) at Yarmouth 5f 2yo sll (6) gd in Aug.
Tucker's Law 14-1 (8-6) Led at steady pace, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed front rank, under pressure, weakened final 1f, last of 6, 3 1/2l behind Seeking Dubai (9-3) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.
Papageno 17-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders, not much room over 1f out, squeezed through inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Candyfloss Girl (9-1) at Kempton 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Aug.
Vilnius 20-1 (7-12) Held up, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 11, 7l behind Duchess Dora (9-4) at Beverley 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) fm in Aug.
Exceed Power 16-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, hanging left final 2f, switched left over 1f out, running on when switched left inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Candyfloss Girl (9-1) at Kempton 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Aug.
Annia Galeria (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Candyfloss Girl (9-1) at Kempton 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Aug.
Angie's Nap (USA) 40-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, driven and ran on towards finish, 2nd of 13, nk behind Watch Chain (8-5) at Southwell 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Aug.
Duke of Rainford 14-1 (7-9) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 7, 5l behind Skylla (9-7) at Haydock 5f 2yo hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Tulip Explosion 33-1 (8-12) Hampered start, held up, raced keenly, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Wanchai Whisper (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo fll sell stks (5) pol in Aug.
Speedyfix 100-1 (8-9) Slight lead to 4f out, weakened rapidly over 2f out, 12th of 13, 23l behind Butch And Sundance (9-2) at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Jul.
Rightcar 12-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, in rear, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 8th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Watch Chain (8-5) at Southwell 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Aug.
