chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, plugged on final furlong, no chance
mid-division, headway over 2f out, led on rail inside final 2f, headed and not quicken inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden on outside over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon no impresssion on leaders
slowly into stride, held up in rear, good headway over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and kept on well
in touch, ridden and beaten over 2f out
soon crossed over, raced freely and soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened quickly
behind, headway on rail inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, soon no impression on leaders
pulled hard, chased leaders on outside, ridden 2f out, weakened tamely
Spice Gardens is interesting at this level and is selected ahead of Royal Envoy and Foreland Sands. A betting move for Ganache would also be dangerous to ignore and he is one to bear in mind if the vibes are right. Foreland sands has been steadily getting the hang of things and surely has a small prize within him. This trip now seems to be ideal for him and bold bid can be expected. Royal Envoy has enjoyed himself in each of his last two visits to Kempton and should also be on the premises if he runs his usual race. However, it has to be a concern that he often fails to deliver after travelling well and he is not one of the feint hearted. Therefore, it can pay to take a chance with the much less exposed Spice Gardens, who has been cut plenty of slack by the handicapper. The William Jarvis-trained gelding would be giving weight away to the majority of the field if this were a handicap and, as he seems to be getting better with each run, this appears to be a good bit of placement for the three-year-old to do his bit for the Seb Sander cause in his push for the jockeys title.
Bold Argument (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Slowly away, soon driven up to chase leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, plugged on one pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Bobby Rose (8-12) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sept.
Bollywood (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, never troubled leaders, 9th of 13, 9l behind Dawson Creek (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f Stks (41-45) (7) pol.
Contented (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 13l behind Monashee Prince (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Foreign Edition (IRE) 40-1 (8-13) Very slowly away, headway over 2f out, never dangerous, 11th of 12, 14l behind Mandarin Rocket (7-11) at Musselburgh 1m app hcp (6) gd.
Ganache (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Took keen hold, soon tracked leader, led 2f out, headed 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Emma Jean Lad (9-0) at Kempton 7f stk 0-55 (6) pol.
Royal Envoy (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Ours (9-3) at Kempton 1m stk 0-55 (6) pol.
Apollo Five 11-1 (8-8) In touch, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 10l behind Poppets Sweetlove (8-7) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp (5) gs.
Centreboard (USA) 33-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, weakened final furlong, 13th of 14, 12l behind Princess Ellis (8-13) at Musselburgh 5f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Sept.
Is It Time (IRE) 100-1 (8-8) Dwelt, always rear, last of 16, 18l behind Efisio Princess (8-5) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Spice Gardens (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Cape Cobra (9-3) at Redcar 6f mdn stk (5) gd.
Beck 16-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 12l behind Justcallmehandsome (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Sept.
Crannog Cross (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Soon towards rear, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 10th of 14, 3l behind Desert Ben (8-10) at Cork 5f hcp 0-60 gd.
Foreland Sands (IRE) 4-1jt-fav (9-0) Chased leaders, led 4f out, clear approaching final furlong, kept on, caught near finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Scarlett Heart (9-0) at Lingfield 6f 3yo sll (6) pol.
Siesta (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, headway on outside 2f out, chased leading pair final furlong, strong challenge final strides, just failed, 2nd of 13, shd behind The Jailer (8-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
