led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
held up in touch, weakened inside final furlong
held up, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up, weakened well over 1f out
Given a weight for age allowance in this two mile handicap last time out winner M'LADY ROUSSEUR looks to have really strong claims on the contest and is therefore a confident pick ahead of Pocket Too and Baltimore Patriot. Not many of these runner are proven over this trip but the pick looked a different animal when introduced to this stamina tester for the first time on he last start. Granted she was given a hard time for her success but she is unexposed enough to improve and her age reprieve leaves her really well weighted. Pocket Too is another with no staying concerns as he has a record of five wins from 11 starts over this test. He didn't look great when returning to racing on the level last time but with weight removed for that run he is well below his last winning mark in this sphere. Baltimore Patriot looks well worth a go over this trip with his recent best coming over further at Wolverhampton at the back end of last season. He's a pound better off than when narrowly missing out there so he should at least get back in the prizes. Dune Raider looks the only other to seriously consider after some encouraging efforts over timber.
Pocket Too 8-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 7l behind Wicked Daze (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f clm stks (6) pol.
Dune Raider (USA) 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, driven along over 6f out, weakened final 4f, 6th of 9, well behind The Nawab (8-2) at York 2m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Oct '05.
Kentmere (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Close up in 4th 5f out, disputing 4th over 2f out, weakened, 9th of 14, 7l behind Purely By Chance (8-13) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Baltimore Patriot (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, outpaced over 4f out, chased leading pair over 3f out, soon ridden and no impression, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 6, 10l behind Dart (9-3) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Kristallo (GER) 11-1 (9-7) Led early, in touch 5f out, struggling in rear over 2f out, 12th of 14, 9l behind Purely By Chance (8-13) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Pugilist 66-1 (8-12) Towards rear, pushed along and outpaced 5f out, struggling after, 9th of 11, 22l behind Wicked Daze (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f clm stks (6) pol.
M'lady Rousseur (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway well over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, all out, won at Kempton 2m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct beating Ja One (9-9) by 1 3/4l, 8 ran.
Spiritonthemount (USA) 12-1 (8-10) Towards rear 5f out, mid-division and driven along over 2f out, weakened, 10th of 14, 7l behind Purely By Chance (8-13) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Gunnadoit (USA) 12-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden over 4f out, always behind, 8th of 10, 15l behind Monaadi (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcap (6) pol in Feb.
