tracked leaders and keen, led over 1f out, headed 1 out, soon one pace
led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out and weakened
held up, switched right and effort over 1f out, one pace
steady to start, headway over 1f out, challenged winner final furlong, hung left final furlong
held up, headway 3f out, led 1f out, challenged throughout final furlong, kept on
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, one pace
Turner's Touch can beat Nawow and Dower House, with Top Seed worth a mention at least. Turner's Touch has won two of his last five starts, the most recent of which was just 12-days ago at Kempton off a mark of 63. Successful three times round here over 10-furlongs in the past, he has already shown that he can cope with the extra two furlongs, and off what is still a reasonable handicap mark, is the one to beat. Nawow has been enjoyong life more on the Flat than over jumps this year, and has been unlucky on more than one occasion. Peter Cundell's six-year-old should again go well, but is likely to come off second-best again. Dower House has belied his advancing years to make his presence felt of late, but has topweight to overcome, and Top Seed is worth taking on at present. We intend to do just that, with Turner's Touch our idea of the winner.
Dower House 4-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Magical Music (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Top Seed (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Led, headed over 7f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 5, 26l behind Flame Creek (10-1) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Wild Pitch 14-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, ridden and no impression when carried head awkwardly over 1f out, 7th of 9, 13l behind Captain General (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Turner's Touch 5-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, smooth headway into mid-division 4f out, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, idled near finish, driven out, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Sendinpost (9-0) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Nawow 11-1 (9-3) Chased winner, ridden to challenge and hung left over 1f out, driven to lead final strides, headed post, 2nd of 8, shd behind And Again (9-5) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Ariodante 25-1 (9-8) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakening when not much room over 2f out, 6th of 7, 30l behind Salute (9-8) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.