slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden on wide outside over 2f out, never dangerous
led to 9f out, stayed prominent, ridden 2f out, chased winner final furlong, no impression, lost 2nd final strides
soon prominent, pushed along 4f out, weakened rapidly inside final furlong
chased leaders until weakened over 3f out
mid-division, headway, switched right over 1f out, soon challenging, led just inside final furlong, ridden clear
mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out until just inside final furlong, faded
mid-division, not clear run repeatedly from over 2f out until ran on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, pulled hard in rear, headway on outside 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides
mid-division, driven along 4f out soon weakened
driven in mid-division on outside 4f out, chased leaders under pressure over 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, hard driven on outside over 3f out, soon beaten
chased leaders, led over 3f out to over 1f out, weakened rapidly final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, switched right over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway final furlong, never dangerous
took keen hold, prominent, led 9f to over 3f out, weakened 2f out
A very tricky finale and the narrow vote is given to Captain General, Elegant Hawk and Land Of Light may provide most danger. James Toller's charge ended last campaign with two excellent victories and has taken time to come to hand this term. However he put in a much improved performance last time behind Boot 'n Toot and he could be about to hit peak form again. Elegant Hawk is lightly raced and seems to be on a decent mark having finished runner up in a decent event at Newbury last time out. if she handles this surface she should be in the shake up. Land Of Light didn't stay the two mile trip last time out, but had previously finished ahead of the selection. At the weights today it should be close between them. However we reckon Captain General has a lot more to offer judged on his form of last year and he just gets the decsion.
Cash On (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Held up, ridden 2f out, one pace, 6th of 7, 11l behind Croon (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in May '06.
Fringe 7-4fav (9-6) In touch, effort over 2f out, soon one pace, kept on final furlong to snatch 2nd post, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Kahara (8-12) at Newbury 1m 2f mdn fll (5) gd in Aug.
Tromp 10-1 (9-6) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 7l behind Chord (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Aug.
Captain General 4-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Boot 'n Toot (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.
Elegant Hawk 10-1 (9-6) Behind, steady headway over 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, no extra when headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Generous Jem (9-6) at Newbury 1m 4f fll hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Land of Light 7-2fav (9-4) Mid-division, effort 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 13, 15l behind Critical Stage (8-7) at Kempton 2m hcap (5) pol.
Maslak (IRE) 11-1 (8-8) Held up, headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Opal Haze (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Paymaster General (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Hermanita (8-9) at Folkestone 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) gf.
Maximix 10-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, kept on, 7th of 14, 4l behind Street Life (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Watchmaker 12-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Apache Fort (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Muraco 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, soon drifted left, 5th of 9, 8l behind Dig Gold (8-12) at Warwick 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Aug.
Selkirk Grace 11-4fav (9-8) Held up mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, led over 1f out, just held on, won at Beverley 1m 2f app mdn hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug beating Moment of Clarity (8-12) by a hd, 11 ran.
Red Wine 7-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Rudry World (8-13) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Amwell Brave 12-1 (9-1) Held up, headway when hampered over 1f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Apache Fort (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Abyla 9-2fav (9-1) Mid-division, driven along and beaten over 2f out, 10th of 16, 6l behind Free Offer (9-5) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gf in Aug.
