steadied start, pulled hard, held up, headway on outside 3f out, pressed leaders 2f out, still chance over 1f out until ridden and found no extra inside final furlong
led after 1f and set steady pace, quickened over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
close up in 4th, effort on inside and went 2nd 1f out, soon driven, no impression on winner and lost 2nd final 50 yards
led 1f, tracked leader, led on bit 1f out, soon quickened and in command, pushed out
took keen hold, tracking leading pair, outpaced 2f out, no danger after
held up in rear off slow pace, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd final 50 yards, no chance with winner
TIMETEAM is a speculative suggestion ahead of Tiddliwinks and King Of Defence. Market support for our selection would be encouraging as he makes his debut for a new yard but he's certainly interesting on the pick of his form. He's finished first and second on his two runs at the track and looks feasibly treated following a poor end to his summer campaign; plenty has to be taken on trust but he's certainly one to be interested in. Tiddliwinks has relatively few miles on the clock and went close over a mile on his latest start; he lines up from a 5lb higher mark but should be suited by the drop in trip and looks likely to pay his way this winter. King Of Defence found little under pressure last time so may not be one to trust implicitly but he ran well on his sole visit to the track and can't be dismissed just yet. Billberry hails from a yard going well but will need a career best to defy his rise in the weights and there are similar concerns with regard to Caprio's chance so we'll take a chance that a change of scenery has worked wonders for Timeteam.
Timeteam (IRE) 50-1 (8-2) Never better than mid-division, 16th of 19, 7l behind Total Gallery (9-7) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Jul.
Hustle (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, not clear run well over 1f out, never near leaders, 6th of 11, 8l behind Gassin (8-10) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.
Totally Focussed (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Held up 7th, headway on inside over 2f out, went 3rd under pressure inside final 2f, faded final furlong, 5th of 8, 9l behind Soccerjackpot (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Tiddliwinks 16-1 (8-13) In touch, led over 1f out, ridden 2 lengths clear 1f out, caught final strides, 2nd of 12, nk behind Final Verse (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Billberry 11-4 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway on inside approaching 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov beating Make My Dream (9-3) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
King of Defence 13-8fav (9-1) Went left start, took keen hold, in touch on outside, ridden 2f out, soon hung right and weakened, 8th of 12, 5l behind Fernando Torres (8-11) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Caprio (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Held up well in rear, wide into straight and still plenty to do 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Nov beating Inheritor (8-9) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Dig Deep (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Dwelt, mid-division, ridden and headway entering final 2f, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression close home, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Great Charm (9-1) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Nov.
