held up, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
held up mid-division, ridden and headway final furlong, kept on inside final furlong, never able to challenge
held up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
chased winner until over 1f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, kept on over 1f out, no impression
soon led, made rest, drew clear from 1f out
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon headway, kept on
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led early, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, kept on entering final furlong, no impression
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
Nonrunner
A poor contest to conclude proceedings, but there has to be a winner, and we'll side here with DENTON ahead of Platoche and Chinese Profit. It's not that strong a selection, as these are racing at this level for a reason, and this is for horses rated 0-55. Jeremy Gask's runner, formerly racing in Australia, didn't perform that well when tried over a mile at Southwell, but a step up in trip on a firmer surface could be the trick to this one breaking its maiden, and they wouldn't have brought it halfway round the world if it didn't have some ability. Platoche is lightly raced compared to some, and had his best effort here last month when third. The headgear's taken off today, but if there's more improvement to come he could be worth keeping onside of. Chinese Profit has been regressive since a decent return from a lengthy lay-off and needs to step up in performance, but he's shown some ability. Play Up Pompey was a course and distance winner in December but has shown little since. Tabulate also knows how to win here but that was more than a year ago. Wicked Lady returns after almost a year off, so any support could be significant. It's not a race to get the blood pumping on paper, but we'll suggest it can go the way of Denton.
King's Fable (USA) 14-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, always behind, 9th of 13, 15l behind Dot's Delight (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jul.
Cyber Space 150-1 (9-13) Keen, tracked leader until over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 26l behind Laaheb (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Our Kes (IRE) 33-1 (10-3) Held up, ridden and weakened 3f out, 11th of 12, 25l behind Bavarica (10-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f am hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
Chinese Profit 14-1 (9-3) Soon pushed along to chase leaders, weakened quickly over 2f out, last of 13, 17l behind Sovereignty (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jul.
Platoche (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pae, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Guiseppe Verdi (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f sell stks (6) pol in Jul.
Denton (NZ) 7-2fav (9-2) Close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 8th of 13, 9l behind Guga (8-12) at Southwell 1m (6) fbs in Jul.
Touch of Style (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Tracked leader to over 4f out, soon ridden, and weakened well over 2f out, 12th of 13, 24l behind Lytham (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f app hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Feb.
Empire Seeker (USA) 16-1 (8-10) Chased leader, led over 6f out, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 14, 10l behind Aggbag (8-4) at Warwick 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun.
Hurstpierpoint (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Chased leading pair, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 40l behind Gross Prophet (9-13) at Windsor 1m hcap (5) gs in Aug '08.
Inquisitress 12-1 (8-5) Close up, weakening when not much room 2f out, 5th of 6, 9l behind Kings Topic (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) pol in Mar.
Play Up Pompey 100-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out, plugged on to go 3rd 2f out, 3rd of 4, 30l behind Fairmile (9-0) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f cond Stakes (3) gs in Jul.
Wicked Lady (UAE) 11-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, hung left and every chance over 1f out, not run on, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Astrolibra (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 2f App hcp (6) gs in Aug '08.
My Jeanie (IRE) 12-1 (8-2) Raced keenly, led over 1f, remained prominent, every chance 2f out, slightly hampered over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 14, 11l behind Aggbag (8-4) at Warwick 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun.
Tabulate 25-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression, 4th of 7, 8l behind The Saucy Snipe (8-1) at Windsor 1m 4f sell stks (6) gf in Jul.
