chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, never dangerous
slowly into stride, in rear and wide, ridden and edged left from over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach winner
chased winner, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
made all, clear over 1f out, ridden out
chased winner, ridden 2f out, edged right approaching final furlong, one pace
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, nearest finish
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden 2f out, short of room approaching final furlong, kept on
Hat-trick seeking Secret Vision should be able to over come a bad starting position with Strathclyde and Urban Calm both worth noting. The selection has won on both the Southwell and Wolverhamton surfaces and now bids to win for the first time on the Pollytrack. With confidence on his side and with limited opposition to compete against Secret Vision should find himself in the winners enclosure once more. Strathclyde has not won for over two years and that was in a class C handicap around Ascot. He has come down in grade some what since then and now finds himself in banded company so has to be respected. As does Urban Calm who was quick enough to win over five furlongs at Wolverhamton back in the summer but has failed to recapture his old form of late but if doing so would be a live contender. So for the winner we return to Secret Vision.
Secret Vision (USA) 6-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, hard ridden from over 1f out, ran on to lead close home, won at W'hampton 6f stk (7) pol beating Boanerges (8-6) by a nk, 12 ran.
Binnion Bay (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Behind, kept on one pace on rails and not clear run inside final furlong, 11th of 12, 7l behind Homebred Star (8-7) at Lingfield 1m stk (7) pol in Nov.
Innclassic (IRE) 6-1fav (8-8) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 13, 19l behind Lady Hopeful (8-11) at W'hampton 5f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Nov.
Leah's Pride 8-1 (8-11) Pulled hard with leader, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Lady Hopeful (8-11) at W'hampton 5f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Nov.
Legal Set (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Dwelt, mid-division, headway halfway, ridden and switched left 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Lady Hopeful (8-11) at W'hampton 5f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Nov.
Strathclyde (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Behind, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Lady Hopeful (8-11) at W'hampton 5f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Nov.
Tipsy Lillie 12-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, ridden halfway, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Orchestration (9-7) at Southwell 5f Stks (41-45) (7) fbs.
Urban Calm 14-1 (8-11) Held up, headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Park Star (8-8) at Lingfield 6f stk (7) pol.