tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on
held up, headway over 1f out, staying on when badly hampered inside final furlong, not recover
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd final 75 yards, not troubled leaders
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon hung left, no extra near finish
raced wide held up, ridden 2f out, never on terms
slowly away, always in rear
dwelt held up, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not troubled leaders
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
Triple Dream has been threatening to get his head back in front recently and he makes more appeal than stablemate Atlantic Beach. Griffin Point has claims on her earlier second at Kempton when she had Grudge and Scarlet Rocks behind, but Black Baccara has gone up 7lb for her recent win at the same track and will need to find further improvement. EVEN BOLDER was only caught close home when fourth in a blanket finish over C&D last time and Eric Wheeler's sprinter looks capable of ending a long losing run off his current mark so gets the nod.
Triple Dream 15-2 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden edged left and ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind No Mean Trick (8-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Scarlet Rocks (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 11, 1 3/4l behind The Strig (8-13) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Atlantic Beach 8-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 12, 3l behind Mack's Sister (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
Grudge 15-8 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 4l behind Where's Reiley (9-4) at Lingfield 5f sell stks (6) pol.
Sulis Minerva (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Dwelt, ridden halfway, always behind, 7th of 8, 8l behind Equuleus Pictor (9-7) at Chepstow 5f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Sep.
Black Baccara 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 5f hcp (0-65) (6) pol beating Perlachy (9-8) by 2 1/4l, 12 ran.
Even Bolder 15-2 (8-13) Led, ridden 2 lengths clear 2f out, headed and no extra near finish, 4th of 10, 3/4l behind Absa Lutte (9-2) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Picansort 8-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 1 fout, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Desert Strike (9-9) at Windsor 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
Griffin Point (IRE) 7-2fav (9-3) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 12, 4l behind Perlachy (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
Gooseberry Bush 4-1fav (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 12, 7l behind Dancing Freddy (9-1) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.