dwelt, raced wide, held up, headway on outer 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, effort between horses to lead approaching 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed towards finish
held up towards rear, wide into straight 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
in rear, never near leaders
in touch, ridden and lost place over 4f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
in touch, lost place over 3f out
took keen hold in rear, plenty to do and still travelling well 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, went 3rd just inside final furlong, no impression towards finish
keen, tracked leader, disputed lead over 3f out until over 1f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
A poor handicap for horses rated 0-55 but a winner is a winner and we will take SPINNING RIDGE to come home ahead of Party In The Park and fellow last time out victor Fitzolini. The selection is not the most consistent and surprised many when winning at 50/1 last time over course and distance but the manner of that success when set plenty to do suggests a 4lb rise in the ratings may not be insurmountable. David Probert again takes the ride aboard Ron Harris's gelding and the partnership can continue their success here. Party In The Park has been bumped up a pound by the assessor after a narrow defeat last time but can go close once more with conditions to suit whilst Fitzolini is another who comes here at the top of his game. Jimmy Quinn's mount relished a marked step up in trip last time when making all and can go well despite stepping back a furlong today. James Given's Marjury Daw is another who has gone up despite having suffered defeat last time so looks worth opposing whilst Vanadium could go well with Amy Scott in the saddle but we will side with Spinning Ridge in this modest affair.
Vanadium 200-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 10l behind Fullandby (9-3) at Doncaster 6f Listed stks (1) sft.
Spinning Ridge (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, good headway over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol beating Josr's Magic (9-3) by hd, 12 ran.
Holyfield Warrior (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, switched right over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 1m clm stks (6) pol in Feb '08 beating Pab Special (9-3) by shd, 7 ran.
Tallest Peak (USA) 16-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 8l behind Barkass (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f sell stks (6) pol in Nov '08.
Jiggalong 5-1 (9-1) Always in rear, 9th of 12, 10l behind Fine Ruler (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Marjury Daw (IRE) 28-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, hd behind Kristopher James (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Diane's Choice 16-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, 4th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Final Drive (9-12) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol.
Party In The Park 4-1 (8-12) In touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, soon closed on leader, went 2nd, not pace of winner towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Final Drive (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol.
Fitzolini 25-1 (8-5) Made most, ridden and hung right over 1f out, driven and wandered under pressure inside final furlong, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Why Nee Amy (8-11) by 1l, 9 ran.
Djalalabad (FR) 11-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, some headway on inside over 2f out, 9th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Eliza Doolittle (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Copper King 7-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, led well over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 4l behind Signora Frasi (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Oct.
Denices Desert 40-1 (8-12) In touch, pushed along 3f out, soon lost place and struggling, tailed off, 9th of 14, 26l behind Finney Hill (9-3) at Bath 1m 2f fll mdn stks (5) gd in Oct.
