started slowly, held up in rear, some headway over 2f out, never nearer
unseated leaving stalls
tracked leader, ridden, every chance 2f out, not quicken over 1f out
prominent, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, quickened to lead 1f out, ran on well
behind, headway 2f out, ran on to take 3rd inside final furlong, not troubled leaders
always towards rear, outpaced final 2f
behind, headway, effort 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
led until headed 2f out, soon weakened
started slowly, mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on chase winner final furlong, always held
A difficult race to assess without reference to the market and we stick with High Plains to see off Greek Theatre and Dear Will. The selection has ran creditably on three starts thus far and has a reasonable draw to work from this afternoon. Greek Theatre has struggled to win but this is not through any ungenuineness. He is worth another try at this trip on the basis of his latest start. Dear Will is respected in the market given his connections and any positivity is duly noted. Home makes a belated debut on the artifical surfaces. Grapes Of Wrath has been easy to back on two starts thus far. Pharoahs Queen is from a yard that are having juvenile winners of late and can be expected to have improved significantly for the first run. A fascinating affair in which High Plains can put his experience to good use.
Dear Will Mark of Esteem gelding, half-brother to 6f-7f winner Sweet Pickle.
Greek Theatre (USA) 8-1 (9-4) Towards rear when hampered 5f out, headway from 2f out, stayed on under pressure to take 2nd near finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Points of View (9-13) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-70 (6) pol.
High Plains (FR) 8-1 (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on until no extra towards finish, 4th of 12, 3/4l behind Naval Review (9-0) at Doncaster 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Home 9-2fav (9-5) Held up in touch, ridden 2f out, effort entering final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Carnival Queen (9-7) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Oct.
Last of The Line 15-2 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner and strong run inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 11, shd behind Chrystal Venture (9-5) at W'hampton 7f 2yo hcp (6) pol.
Parson's Punch Beat Hollow gelding out of 1m2f-1m4f winner Ordained.
Uno Dos Tres 6-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 5l behind Romantic Verse (8-12) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol.
Diamond Seeker 50-1 (8-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out and weakened, 10th of 13, 13l behind Sassy Gal (8-8) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Oct.
Grapes of Wrath (UAE) 9-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, faded, 3rd of 7, 13l behind Bermacha (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Oct.
Pharaohs Queen (IRE) 9-2 (8-8) Very slowly into stride, towards rear, stayed on well from over 1f out, ran on near finish, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Hucking Hero (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Oct.
Animator 16-1 (8-12) In touch and keen, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 4th of 9, 9l behind Mystery Star (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol.
Montefiore (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Ridden in rear 3f out, always behind, 12th of 13, 15l behind Sassy Gal (8-8) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Oct.
