held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 4th inside final furlong, never a danger
broke well, prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up, headway on outside over 2f out, led well over 1f out, soon edged right, ran on well
held up, headway over 2f out, kept on to go 2nd well inside final furlong, not troubled winner
soon chasing leader, led 3f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, improved to hold every chance over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
led, headed 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
A very poor contest where it may be worth chancing debutant DANDEREK to land the prize, while Ryker and Dovedon Angel look best of those to have raced. The selection is related to numerous winners of moderate races like this, some who acted well on the Polytrack, although all who won over shorter than this. Clearly there are stamina questions about the Fantastic Light gelding, but he had a nice pipe opener in a bumper recently and is from a good yard capable of producing debut winners, so he is a sporting suggestion. Ryker showed little in his first four starts prior to a good effort when stepped up in trip at Wolverhampton last time. This extra couple of furlongs looks a positive move and he is much respected in the context of this company. The same applies to Dovedon Angel, who has raced over both 10f and 1m 4f in her last two starts. She acts on the Polytrack and is at least is palpably good form, so she can go close. Champagne Fizz is probably best of the remainder, but in such contests we must keep a check on the market for any steamers. Without that knowledge the suggestion is Danderek.
Danderek 15-2 (10-12) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, soon eased, 7th of 13, 34l behind Royal Riviera (10-12) at Wetherby 1m 5f 3yo nhf (5) hvy.
Ryker (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Held up, headway and switched right over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not reached leaders, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Coolnaharan (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Champagne Fizz (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 15, 24l behind Giant Sequoia (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Dovedon Angel 15-2 (8-12) Mid-division, wide in headway over 2f out, driven to press leader just inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Binnion Bay (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-52 (6) pol.
Franchesca's Gold 66-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 21l behind Oriental Cavalier (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov.
Haling Park (UAE) 12-1 (8-5) Close-up, stayed alone towards centre in straight, well on terms until hung left, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 10l behind Ocean Countess (9-2) at Brighton 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Oct.
Intimar (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, well in rear, pushed along 5f out, never a factor, 11th of 13, 24l behind Private Equity (8-11) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Nov.
Saxon Blue 100-1 (10-12) Reluctant to go to start, pushed along and struggling 7th, always behind, 14th of 16, well behind A French Horse (10-12) at Warwick 2m 5f nov hdl (4) gd in Nov.
