soon led, headed over 6f out, led again 2f out, ridden out
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, stayed on under pressure towards finish
close up, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace
raced wide always towards rear
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
dwelt in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace
slowly away rapid headway to lead over 6f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
Poitin won a maiden over 7f here in September and followed up in a claimer over this trip at Kempton. Not Rigg was second at that level at Wolverhampton last time but Tabaayun has his first start on the all-weather, though has won three times on Turf. COUNTRYMAN was running well on fast ground on Turf over the summer, winning at Chepstow in July. He probably needed the run against older horses at Wolverhampton nine days ago and can get back on track against his own age group. Cash Is King and Taxiformissbryon have the past form to figure and shouldn't be ignored.
Tabaayun (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 14l behind Totalize (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Oct.
Poitin 16-1 (9-0) Held up in 4th and off the pace, pushed along and close dover 2f out, challenged 2f out, soon led, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, won at Kempton 1m 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Oct beating Caerwyn (8-11) by 1l, 9 ran.
Cash Is King 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, challenged over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, no extra, last of 7, 6l behind Invincible Cara (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Not Rigg (USA) 16-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out, rallied over 1f out, kept on well under pressure, never reached winner, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Alakhan (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (6) pol in Oct.
Admirals Walk (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 8, 5l behind Hail Promenader (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Taxiformissbyron 8-1 (8-13) Awkward leaving stalls, held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Capella's Song (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll hcp (0-75) (3yo+) (5) pol in Oct.
Foie Gras 7-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on insid eover 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 4 1/2l behind One Last Dream (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Whitford (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, never on terms, 10th of 13, 8l behind Sweet Vintage (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Countryman 8-1 (8-9) Mid-division, never on terms, 7th of 11, 6l behind Fortinbrass (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f clm stks (6) pol.