dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
towards rear, hampered over 2f out, no danger after
raced keenly soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly
held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, chased winner final furlong, always held
slowly away, held up in rear, hampered over 2f out, soon eased
mid-division, ridden on outside 3f out, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly inside final 2f
tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, lost 3rd well inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed out final furlong and kept on well
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out soon weakened
The usual stuff the the concluding handicap, with plenty in with chances. Among those considered are Solicitude, Jools, Marmooq and Charlottebutterfly, and the selection will be Charlottebutterfly. The mare is in cracking form at present, with a win at this trip last month followed by runners up spots both here and at Wolverhampton. The drop back in trip looks a plus and from this mark she is more than capable of adding to her CV in positive fashion. Solicitude moves back up from a 7f course win last time and a 4lb rise for that claiming win looks fair, but she has never won at beyond 7f so we will oppose. Jools was another 7f track scorer last month and upped in the weights he went well when just held last time. Another good run looks assured here, while Marmooq looks best of the remainder, though 7f is arguably his optimum distance. With all of that in mind and due respect for Wolverhampton scorer Justcallmehandsome, we will side with Charlottebutterfly.
Azreme 10-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden and stayed on one pace final 2f, 5th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Desert Island Miss (8-12) at Kempton 1m hcap (5) pol in Sept.
Play Up Pompey 40-1 (8-3) Keen hold, track leader for 2f, stayed prominent until ridden 3f out and soon weakened, last of 13, 16l behind Sky Quest (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f app hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Trevian 14-1 (9-0) Mid-division, never a factor, 6th of 15, 6l behind Spunger (9-2) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcap (6) gf in Sept.
Moonlight Fantasy (IRE) 33-1 (10-13) Prominent, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 22l behind Lobengula (11-7) at Beverley 1m 2f amt hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Postmaster 17-2 (8-9) Held up, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace, 7th of 16, 6l behind Border Artist (8-13) at Yarmouth 7f hcap (6) gd in Sept.
Take It There 8-1 (8-9) Dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never troubled leaders, 9th of 12, 16l behind Sentiero Rosso (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Nov.
Jools 5-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 2f out, closed on winner inside final furlong, not pace of winner last strides, 3rd of 13, nk behind The Jailer (8-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Solicitude 11-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, pushed into lead inside final furlong, shaken up and soon clear, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Sept beating Royal Envoy (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
George's Flyer (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Always prominent, ridden over 2f out, ran on same pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 1l behind Bethanys Boy (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcap (6) pol in Sept.
Marmooq 13-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 6f out, led over 3f out, edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Ya Late Maite (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Justcallmehandsome 8-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway over 5f out, led over 2f out, clear final furlong, won at W'hampton 1m 1f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Sept beating Lightning Queen (8-12) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
Charlottebutterfly 9-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and not quicken final 100 yards, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Theatre Royal (8-11) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Convince (USA) 8-1 (8-13) Mid-division on inside, hard driven 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 14, 7l behind Forced Upon Us (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol.
Forbidden (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, good headway on inside over 2f out, chased winner 2f out, strong challenge final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 11, shd behind Gazboolou (9-7) at Kempton 1m clm (6) std.
