slowly into stride, held up, good headway on outside over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, pushed out, comfortably
prominent, ridden 2f out, ran on to take 2nd inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong and no extra
slowly into stride, behind, hard ridden and beaten 2f out
took keen hold, tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
keen hold, held up, ran green over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
It is hard to get away from the chances of Mr Loire and Roger Charlton's charge gets the vote ahead of Iron Pearl and The Jay Factor. The selection's most recent effort at Lingfield was very disappointing. He was messed about at the start but it shouldn't have been enough for him to finish a well beaten last. That may have just been a blip and on his previous effort behind Final Destiny he has to be the pick. The opposition today is very weak Iron Pearl and The Jay Factor have hinted at ability though and look to be the main dangers. Go Imperial has just had the one run but was well beaten, meanwhile Papradorn hasn't looked the most straightforward of characters. Which leads us back to Mr Loire, who is a confident choice.
Mr Loire 5-1fav (8-13) Behind, outpaced 4f out, lost touch 3f out, eased over 2f out, tailed off, last of 15, well behind Our Herbie (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Sept.
Papradon 33-1 (9-3) Held up last, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, last of 5, 19l behind My Love Thomas (8-12) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn (5) pol.
Buckie Massa 16-1 (9-5) Steadied start, settled in rear, kept on final 2f, never a factor, 10th of 15, 11l behind Our Herbie (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Sept.
The Jay Factor (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Behind, no chance when carried left just inside final 2f out, 12th of 15, 10l behind Fabuleux Millie (8-9) at Windsor 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jul.
Go Imperial (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Dwelt, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 15l behind Kompete (8-12) at Nottingham 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) sft in Oct.
Iron Pearl 6-1 (8-10) Soon led, strongly pressed and headed before straight, soon no extra, 8th of 15, 19l behind Mull On The Run (9-1) at Sligo 6f 2yo mdn gd in Aug.
Golden Ribbons 100-1 (8-11) Raced wide, mid-division, ridden, weakened 3f out, 13th of 14, 16l behind Baylini (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
Tumblin Rosie 33-1 (8-4) Raced far side, always towards rear, 15th of 16, 20l behind Yerevan (8-8) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn fll aut (4) gd in Jun.