slowly into stride, towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on to take 3rd 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner
tracked leader on outside, ridden to lead over 2f out, soon well clear, pushed out easily
behind, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous
steadied start, soon tracking leader on inside, pulled hard, ridden and lost touch over 2f out, weakened quickly
held up in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner
started very slowly, held up in rear, struggling over 2f out, never a factor
led until headed over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
mid-division, ridden well over 2f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no progress and weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
Bizarrely, DONTPAYTHEFERRYMAN had his last run on the flat over Beverley's five furlongs, and now that he is upped to 1m 4f we'll take him to land this awful contest from Bring It On Home. The selection is no more than tentative given the apparent lack of quality here, but Evan Williams got novices' hurdle win out of the juvenile last month before he was tried more highly at Cheltenham in defeat. This is a nice enough opportunity if the gelding can show its best for David Evans again. Bring It On Home reverts to the Polytrack after a stint over hurdles and he has a 0 - 13 record in both disciplines to date. He has shown glimpses of ability thus far but with his yard in form it would be churlish to dismiss him out of hand. Coco L'Escargot represents another yard going pretty well and she races over her optimum trip here and though it is hard to see her winning she could make the frame. Yab Adee and Bonzo both have minor claims but in a race that you should not lose sleep over we'll side with Dontpaytheferryman.
Bring It On Home 15-2 (10-9) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced, 6th of 7, 11l behind Lord Oroko (10-8) at Bath 1m 5f mdn hcp (5) frm in Sept '07.
Yab Adee 16-1 (8-11) Started slowly, behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reached leaders, 7th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Saucy (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Coco L'Escargot 40-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Jafra (9-3) at Catterick 1m 4f app clm (6) gs in Oct.
Bonzo 100-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 13, 16l behind Houghton (9-2) at Great Leighs 1m 6f mdn stk (5) pol in Sept.
Cadeaux Fax 250-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 5f out, weakened 4f out, tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind Crusoe's Return (9-3) at Brighton 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gd in Oct.
Dontpaytheferryman (USA) 10-1 (8-10) In touch, pushed along over 3f out, soon struggling, 8th of 9, 12l behind Follow The Flag (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) std.
Little Rococoa 100-1 (8-11) Dwelt, always in rear, 6th of 7, 26l behind Azabu Juban (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f mdn aut stk (6) pol.
Martingrange Lass (IRE) 50-1 (7-12) Pulled hard, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 15l behind Fortunella (8-8) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (6) fbs.
Telephonist 9-1 (8-8) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon no impression, 5th of 9, 9l behind Greek Theatre (9-4) at Great Leighs 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Veras Joy 100-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, behind, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 19l behind Sabre Light (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo clm (6) pol.
Shipboard Romance (IRE) 22-1 (8-6) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 12, 12l behind Marino Prince (8-6) at W'hampton 7f 2yo sll (6) pol in Nov '07.
