chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f
chased leaders, driven 3f out, weakened over 2f out
always behind
soon chased leader, until weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, unable to quicken, and lost 2nd well inside final furlong
held up in rear, hung right and switched left over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, not reached winner
in touch, headway on inside to lead just inside final 2f, ridden and kept on well final furlong
led, until ridden and headed just inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
behind, ridden 3f out, never a factor
towards rear, ran wide into straight, kept on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
always rear division
FLAM deserves to win a race and she could have been found a good opportunity here; the list of dangers is headed by Bluebell Ridge and Formidable Guest. James Fanshawe's filly is no stable star but she has been running with a decent level of consistency and she wasn't beaten far behind Graylyn Ruby last time. This race will not take much winning and she could be the value call. Formidable Guest disappointed last time at Lingfield but the return to this venue will suit as she has shown some decent form here and from a good draw she has to be considered. Bluebell Ridge won well here last time out and this track seems to bring out the best in her. She shapes as though she will be seen to even better effect over further and she will need to improve if she is to get her head in front tonight. Dan Tucker has a good draw and could prove best of the others, but in an open event we will side with Flam as the pick.
Vinces 12-1 (8-13) Close up, ridden 4f out, soon struggling, 9th of 11, 17l behind Go Amwell (7-11) at Goodwood 2m hcap (5) sft in Sept.
Dan Tucker 8-1 (9-7) Dwelt, soon mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, kept on until headed and no extra near finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Jafra (9-3) at Catterick 1m 4f app clm (6) gs.
One To Follow 10-1 (10-0) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon no impression, 7th of 13, 9l behind Hadron Collider (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jul.
Abydos 20-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakening when hampered over 2f out, 10th of 11, 22l behind Cupid's Glory (9-3) at Great Leighs 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sept.
Flam 7-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Graylyn Ruby (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Formidable Guest 13-2 (9-7) Mid-division, effort 2f out, one pace, 10th of 16, 3l behind Yes Eighteen (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Good Effect (USA) 14-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 16, 2l behind Yes Eighteen (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Bluebell Ridge (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Held up, squeezed through narrow gap on rails over 2f out, switched left twice entering final furlong, ran to lead final 50 yards, won at Kempton 1m 4f mdn aut stk (5) pol beating Silver Surprise (9-0) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Muffett's Dream 20-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 8th of 10, 27l behind Stand Guard (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f stk 0-55 (6) pol.
Finished Article (IRE) 50-1 (9-13) Held up, ridden and lost place over 4f out, soon behind, last of 15, well behind Brave Bugsy (10-13) at Bath 2m 1f amt hcp (6) gf in May.
Last Emperor 14-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, 6th over 3f out, moderate 5th and no impression under pressure from over 2f out, 4th and no extra from over 1f out, 7th of 13, 9l behind Warrior Chief (9-4) at Tramore 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 sft in Sept.
Royal Tartan (USA) 50-1 (8-2) Behind, never a factor, 9th of 11, 38l behind Beautiful Lady (9-2) at Thirsk 1m 4f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Aug.
Terminate (GER) 11-1 (10-10) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 4f out, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 14, 11l behind Opera Writer (11-1) at Warwick 1m 3f amt hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Best Selection 16-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, keeping on when not clear run approaching final furlong, 5th of 16, 1l behind Yes Eighteen (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
