mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong
held up, always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, every chance 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out
keen, in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
always in rear
held up, ridden over 2f out, headway and hung right over 1f out, kept on
chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on under pressure
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on
led 2f, remained close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
in rear, ridden halfway, never nearer
slowly into stride, always in rear
swerved left start, always in rear
Nonrunner
Stand In Flames, SINGLEB and Restless Genius are amongst those with leading claims here and we'll side with the Moore's runner despite the fact that he faces a stiff task at the weights. The selection ran out an impressive winner of a seller over course and distance on his penultimate start before being stepped back up to handicap company at Brighton earlier this week. This is clearly his level, he's won twice at the track and the yard also has a good strike rate here and in this grade. Stand In Flames is the pick on official figures and she held on well to land the spoils over six furlongs at Windsor. She has twice won over a mile at Lingfield this season so the step back up in trip shouldn't be a problem in theory and she has to make the short-list. Restless Genius has a little to prove now as he drops to this grade for the first time. He's been keeping some pretty decent company in handicaps though and may prove more competitive in this contest. Blue Charm is 5lbs better off with the selection for two and a half lengths on their recent running over course and distance so has to be feared but we'll take Singleb to prevail once more.
Singleb (IRE) 11-2 (9-11) Pulled hard, held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 14l behind Duty Doctor (9-1) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Up The Chimney 14-1 (9-0) Behind, driven and stayed on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 10, 6l behind Hurricane Coast (8-12) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Copperbottomed (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) In touch, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 8l behind Imperial Lucky (9-3) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Dancing Maite 2-1 (9-3) Held up behind leaders, led 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, won at Southwell 7f mdn aut stk (6) fbs beating Unbiased (9-3) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Restless Genius (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon in rear, 10th of 12, 6l behind Mullein (9-5) at Warwick 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Sylvias Grove 14-1 (9-7) Close up, chased leader over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 12, 14l behind Oh So Saucy (9-7) at Leicester 7f fll hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Blue Charm 5-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased winner final furlong, edged left, no impression, 2nd of 17, 2 1/2l behind Singleb (9-3) at Leicester 7f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gd.
Blues Minor (IRE) 22-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 18th of 20, 16l behind Strawberry Moon (9-2) at Redcar 7f 3yo hcp (5) gd.
Opal Noir 20-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, last of 12, 17l behind Doubtful Sound (9-2) at W'hampton 6f clm (6) pol.
Royal Applord 25-1 (8-10) Led early, stayed prominent, ridden close up over 1f out, no extra, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Final Verse (9-10) at W'hampton 7f clm (5) pol.
Semah Harold 20-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 17, 6l behind Singleb (9-3) at Leicester 7f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gd.
Stand In Flames 10-1 (8-7) Tracked winner on outside, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on strongly under pressure final furlong and held on well near finish, won at Windsor 6f clm (6) gf beating Mutamared (9-3) by a hd, 13 ran.
Follow Your Spirit 22-1 (8-10) Led until headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken, 4th of 14, 2l behind Dr Synn (8-8) at Kempton 7f hcap (6) pol in Sept.
Tampopo (IRE) 10-1 (8-5) Led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 7l behind Cinerama (8-7) at Bath 1m 3yo app hcp (5) gf in Sept.
Foreign Rhythm (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 8th of 13, 5l behind Sunley Sovereign (8-6) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Sept.
Hennalaine (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Dwelt, never dangerous, 11th of 12, 12l behind Connor's Choice (9-0) at Lingfield 6f 3yo sll (6) pol.
Just Jimmy (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Pulled hard, in touch, lost place over 2f out, 10th of 17, 10l behind Singleb (9-3) at Leicester 7f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gd.
Gee Ceffyl Bach 16-1 (7-11) Always prominent, hard ridden and effort from well over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong hand time, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Desiderio (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m clm (6) gs.
