in touch, lost place over 4f out
in rear, wide into straight 2f out, kept on, never near leaders
slowly into stride, tracked leader after 1f, tracked leaders 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
pulled hard, prominent, led over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakening towards finish, all out and just held on
held up, took closer order on outside 6f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on towards finish
slowly away, in rear
in rear, ridden 4f out, never troubled leaders
led, headed over 6f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on towards finish
very slowly away and lost all chance, tailed off throughout
held up, headway on outer to go in touch 6f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, never troubled leaders
held up, headway on outer to go in touch 7f out, chased winner over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, gaining on winner towards finish
An amateur riders contest to round off proceedings and we'll take EXTREMELY SO to emerge victorious ahead of Moonshine Creek and Ardmaddy in a race where many can be given chances. The selection showed she is in good heart when taking a Yarmouth seller last time and with the field strung out behind that effort reads impressively in the context of this race. The trip should be ideal here and if proving as effective on the artificial surface this filly can come home in front. Horsemanship can count for plenty in these races and so the booking of Simon Walker aboard Moonshine Creek catches the eye. Peter Hiatt's gelding is probably a better horse on the turf but he does have a close second to his name at Lingfield and can run a big race here off what should be a competitive enough handicap mark. Ardmaddy ran well when second last time out but today's drops back in distance looks to be a negative and for that reason Gary Moore's horse is opposed whilst Debdene Bank is worthy of attention having been placed on her last three starts over a variety of trips. Smooth As Silk is another who comes into the race on the back of a good run but may be weighted to the hilt, so we will return to Extremely So to take home the honours in the last.
Strategic Mover (USA) 33-1 (8-10) Held up in last pair, struggling 3f out, last of 8, 29l behind Anmar (8-9) at Kempton 1m 2f stks (3) pol.
Venir Rouge 4-1 (8-10) Held up, pushed along 4f out, weakened inside final 3f, 6th of 8, 12l behind Cyborg (9-7) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Director's Chair 25-1 (10-8) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 13th of 14, 23l behind Wiseman's Diamond (10-7) at Beverley 1m am hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Moonshine Creek 16-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, led after 3f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened and lost 3rd inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 12l behind Chookie Hamilton (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Debdene Bank (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, soon headed, kept on same pace, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Leyte Gulf (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Captain Imperial (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, one pace over 1f out, 8th of 13, 4l behind Alqaahir (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Rudry World (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Dwelt, always behind, lost touch 2f out, last of 13, 44l behind Warne's Way (9-11) at Newbury 1m 4f ladies hcap (5) sft in Oct.
Smooth As Silk (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 5l behind Cape Marien (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
Ardmaddy (IRE) 4-1 (8-5) In touch, ridden to go 2nd inside final furlong, ran on towards finish, just failed, 2nd of 7, hd behind Moonbeam Dancer (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 5f app hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Binnion Bay (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and outpaced 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 12l behind Thunderstruck (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Artreju (GER) 25-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 10l behind Signora Frasi (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Oct.
Corlough Mountain 50-1 (9-11) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 6l behind Sceilin (11-0) at Warwick 1m 3f am hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sep.
Extremely So 11-4fav (8-7) Chased leaders, led 3f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo sll (6) gf in Oct beating Secret Desert (8-5) by 2 3/4l, 12 ran.
