held up towards rear, headway on wide outside switched left inside final 2f, stayed on strongly towards finish, just held
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen hold in touch, ridden 2f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, ridden 3f out, no headway
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
chased leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
behind, ridden 3f out, ran on inside final furlong
keen hold in mid-divsion, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
raced wide in mid-division, stayed on final furlong, not pace to reach leaders
chased leader, hard ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
in touch, ridden 3f out soon weakened, bled from nose
The selection for a competitive sprint is Outer Hebrides, with the 'best of the rest' tag going to She's My Outsider and, possibly, Finsbury. Basically, Outer Hebrides likes it here and remains on a reasonable mark, we feel. Pillars Of Wisdon ran well for a long way over a longer trip here last time and might fare better at today's distance. She's My Outsider bounced back to form with a win over six furlongs here last time and rates a player again over seven today. She is closely weighted with Morse based on that six-furlong form, while Belly Dancer has a few lengths to find. Rezzago's best recent run came over course and distance from today's mark, while the enigmatic Exmoor has the ability to win but he comes here out of form. A repeat of his best 2005 form would give Dr Thong a chance, while Finsbury, who loves it here, would have got a better mention but for his low draw. The lightly-raced I'm In Love should be given some thought, as should Landucci, who was not far behind him at Lingfield last time from a worse stall position. It's a tight heat with, once again, the selection being Outer Hebrides.
Outer Hebrides 16-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden and every chance inside final 2f, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 18, 2l behind Carnivore (8-12) at Newbury 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Pillars of Wisdom 15-2 (9-7) Led, pushed along 3f out, headed over 2f out, chased winner to over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Coalpark (8-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
She's My Outsider 6-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final 2f, held on well, driven out, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Morse (8-10) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Belly Dancer (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride and bumped start, in rear, moderate headway final furlong, 8th of 12, 4l behind She's My Outsider (8-8) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Morse (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Prominent, chased winner 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, always held, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind She's My Outsider (8-8) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Rezzago (USA) 9-2jt-fav (8-13) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased front pair inside final furlong, not quicken final 75 yards, 4th of 10, 3l behind Special Lad (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Top Mark 13-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 14, 3 1/2l behind I'm In Love (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Exmoor 12-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden and bumped 2f out, no headway afterwards, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 18, 7l behind Carnivore (8-12) at Newbury 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Dr Thong 9-1 (9-1) Held up behind, ridden and checked inside final 2f, not recover, 16th of 18, 11l behind Carnivore (8-12) at Newbury 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Finsbury 9-2fav (8-13) Slowly into stride, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Ceremonial Jade (9-3) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Mujood 7-1 (9-2) Pressed leader to 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 6l behind Mataram (8-7) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Coleridge (AUS) 33-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, soon no progress, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 9l behind Cross The Line (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Landucci 9-4fav (9-6) Held up, headway to lead over 1f out, soon ridden and edged right, headed close home, 2nd of 8, nk behind My Princess (9-5) at Brighton 1m app hcp (5) gs.
I'm In Love (USA) 7-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders, 9th of 18, 5l behind Carnivore (8-12) at Newbury 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
