tracked leader, challenged 2f out, soon ridden, led narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
led, ridden 2f out, headed narrowly over 1f out, rallied to regain lead inside final furlong, kept on gamely towards finish
dwelt, held up in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace
held up in touch in rear, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Talenti comes out best at the weights and won a couple of claimers over C&D at the end of last year. But that form doesn't match the recent efforts of CAMPS BAY, who won on Fibresand at Southwell before forcing the higher rated Munsef to pull out all the stops at Wolverhampton recently. Conor Dore's charge can return to winning ways in this company. Home looks up against it on these terms and Crazy Colours is best watched after nearly two years off the track, but Muzo has scope for improvement stepping back up in trip.
Camps Bay (USA) 11-4 (9-4) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on, headed close home, 2nd of 4, hd behind Munsef (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f clm stks (6) pol.
Muzo (USA) 11-2 (9-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along 2f out, one pace, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 7l behind Aurora Sky (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Crazy Colours 9-1 (9-1) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden and headway well over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, switched left, kept on, 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Svindal (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Jan '09.
Home 10-1 (9-0) Mid-division on outside, driven along 4f out, headway on outside and hung left over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten leaders, 5th of 11, 5l behind Rustic Deacon (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Talenti (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) Held up in touch, chased leaders over 3f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 4l behind Mongoose Alert (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f sell stks (6) pol in Dec.