held up, effort 2f out, stayed on to chase winner final furlong but always held
led narrowly 4f, stayed prominent, chased leaders 2 out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
with leader 4f, stayed prominent until weakened rapidly over 4f out, tailed off over 2f out
in touch, chased leaders 2f out, no impression until stayed on final furlong
mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, ridden and no impression final 2f
started slowly, always towards rear, never a factor
prominent until lost place from 3f out, weakened over 2f out
prominent, led after 4f, ridden and edged right over 1f out, ran on well, driven out
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, ran on again final furlong
started slowly, in rear, never dangerous
Pace Shot gets a confident vote here ahead of Ganymede and River Gypsy. Gary Moore has done well with his all-weather runners this season and Pace Shot, following a successful spell over hurdles, can add to his tally. The four-year-old also boasts excellent form on the flat, including a third placing over course and distance back in August. A repeat of that effort should be good enough in this company. Ganymede does have a similar level of form as our selection and has gone very close to losing his maiden tag in the past. Once again he should be in the firing line. River Gypsy returned from a three month break to finish a close up fourth behind Stage Manager here last month. He should improve for that outing and looks each-way material. Dubai Ace and Fantastic Promise are two others with place claims, but our idea of the winner is Pace Shot.
Dubai Ace (USA) 10-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, stayed on, 2nd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Stage Manager (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol in Jan.
Ganymede 7-2 (9-3) Held up, ridden 3f out, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on, no impression, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Kirkstone (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol.
River Gypsy 7-2jt-fav (9-4) Towards rear, headway 3f out, not clear run and ridden over 2f out, one pace, 4th of 15, 6l behind Stage Manager (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol in Jan.
Lord Raffles 20-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, some headway 4f out, soon ridden and outpaced, 8th of 11, 8l behind Custodian (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol.
Pace Shot (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 16th of 19, 17l behind Climate Change (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 1f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Fantasy Legend (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Always behind, 9th of 12, 16l behind Spanish Lace (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Jan.
Orvietan (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 14, 12l behind Los Cabos (9-0) at Bath 1m 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Fantastic Promise (USA) 25-1 (8-9) Bumped start, towards rear, ridden and some headway over 2f out, never dangerous, 5th of 12, 9l behind De La Rue (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Jan.