went left start, soon led, ridden 2f out, headed well inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 1f out, hung right on bend over 1f out, kept on to lead close home
tracked leader, hard ridden to lead briefly well inside final furlong, no extra
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, driven 3f out, every chance approaching final furlong, one pace
hampered start, keen, mid-division, weakened over 1f out
went left start, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, staying on when hung left final furlong
Nonrunner
OFFICER MOR heads our shortlist for this moderate opener, being preferred to Elusive Ronnie and Come On Buckers . The selection's only career win came over the minimum trip on turf, but they're persisting with him on the all-weather, and he should be better than many if not all of these. He's the top weight and has to overcome a high draw, but that's not necessarily a disadvantage. First time blinkers may bring about improvement. Come On Buckers keeps finding one too good, and this is a step back up in trip. He's reasonably drawn too. Elusive Ronnie is the only course and distance winner in the field, and that was last time out, a week last Monday, and from a high draw too. He's not always been the most straightforward, but the cheekpieces may have helped bring about the improvement and they remain in place today. Tom Dascombe does well here, but the fact that Flying River is making her racecourse debut in a seller doesn't inspire much confidence. Several seem to have chances, but we'll side with Officer Mor.
Officer Mor (USA) 15-2 (8-13) Well placed, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 10, 13l behind Smalljohn (8-9) at W'hampton 7f 2yo clm (6) pol.
Art Fund (USA) 12-1 (8-12) Keen in rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 9, 5l behind Song of Praise (8-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Elusive Ronnie (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, joined leader and every chance from over 2f out, soon ridden, wore down rival to lead post, won at Lingfield 6f 2yo sll (6) pol beating Readily (8-6) by a hd, 9 ran.
Harry Raffle 20-1 (8-12) In rear, pushed along over 3f out, never troubled leaders, 8th of 11, 7l behind Tillers Satisfied (8-12) at W'hampton 6f 2yo sll (6) pol.
Jonnie Skull (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Led, clear over 2f out, soon ridden, headed entering final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Shadow Bay (9-3) at Great Leighs 1m 2yo sll (6) pol.
Rental Roy 50-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, ridden to soon lead, headed over 3f out, weakened quickly, last of 12, 47l behind December Draw (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn auc (6) pol.
Claphands 25-1 (8-6) Led ridden and pressed 2f out, headed just over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong, 9th of 12, 8l behind Hold The Bucks (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 2yo sll (6) pol in Nov.
Flying River (IRE) Bachelor Duke filly out of Suzuran.
Mandhooma 7-2 (9-0) Soon outpaced, always behind, last of 12, 11l behind Minute Limit (9-0) at Great Leighs 6f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Oct.
Our Wee Girl (IRE) 15-2 (8-5) Led, hung left and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 12l behind Smokey Ryder (8-8) at Lingfield 5f 2yo clm (6) pol.
Come On Buckers (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged right and headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Ridgeway Silver (8-13) at W'hampton 6f 2yo hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Theta Wave (USA) 25-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 12, 9l behind Stash (9-3) at W'hampton 5f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Nov.
