held up, good headway from 3f out, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed post
raced wide in touch, tracked leader 12f out until 4f out, weakened over 2f out
raced wide led after 2f, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
led 2f, tracked leader until 12f out, chased leader again 4f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, lost place 10f out, weakened over 3f out
always in rear, behind over 3f out
towards rear, headway to track leaders 10f out, weakened over 3f out
keen early close up, ridden over 3f out, headway to 3rd 2f out, stayed on to lead post
Any strong support for Albacocca on her return to action after over a year on the sidelines should be noted, but the vote goes to the lightly-raced TAFANEEN. She's having only her third start of the season after an improved effort over 1m4f at Kempton last month and this half-sister to bumper and hurdles winners should come into her own over this longer trip. Marcus Antonius carried top weight to victory at Folkestone last time and should figure, while Squad, Jinto and Veloce have all been threatening to get their heads back in front and are also worthy of consideration.
Marcus Antonius 10-1 (10-0) Took keen hold, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 6f out, led over 4f out, joined and pressed when hung left inside final furlong, held on gamely closing stages, all out, won at Folkestone 1m 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Sep beating Rose Of Sarratt (9-1) by shd, 12 ran.
Squad 11-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, soon ridden, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no impression with winner, 2nd of 13, 4l behind Steady Gaze (8-1) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep.
Jinto 3-1fav (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, hung right over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, no impression with winner, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Katies Tuitor (9-6) at Kempton 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Albacocca 4-6fav (9-8) Awkward leaving stalls, soon switched right, headway to track leader after 2f, led 4f out, soon ridden, headed over 2f out, soon one pace, lost 3rd 1f out, 4th of 8, 9l behind Dubara Reef (9-7) at Nottingham 2m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul '10.
Tafaneen (USA) 33-1 (8-12) Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced as pace lifted over 2f out, no danger after, 8th of 9, 5l behind Asterism (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f sks (4) pol in Sep.
Veloce (IRE) 7-4fav (9-0) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on, never able to challenge, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Secret Edge (9-4) at Goodwood 2m 3yo mdn hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Dolores Ortiz (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, switched left, soon after start, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 23l behind Molly The Witch (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo sll (6) gd in Aug '09.
Astrovenus 13-2 (8-13) Keen close up, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 7, 7l behind Red Current (8-12) at Folkestone 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Henry Holmes 33-1 (9-2) Always in rear, 8th of 11, 13l behind Ministry (8-13) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Motirani 12-1 (9-9) Soon led, headed over 7f out, soon in rear, behind final 4f, last of 6, 49l behind Astromagick (8-11) at Yarmouth 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
Suzi's A Class Act 40-1 (8-10) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Fire Fighter (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
