slowly into stride, behind, effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace
raced wide, held up in rear, headway on outside halfway, weakened and behind final 2f
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
soon led, ridden and narrowly headed 1f out, stayed challenging and rallied well inside final furlong, held near finish
held up towards rear, effort and ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced keenly, tracked leaders, stayed on same pace final furlong
pressed leader, ridden to lead narrowly 1f out, hung right and joined well inside final furlong, held on near finish
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
never nearer than mid-division
took keen hold and held up last, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
behind, effort into mid-division and driven 4f out, soon weakened
always behind
mid-division, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f
keen hold in touch, pushed along 3f out, soon beaten
Tojoneski, Mister Completely and Revolve head the shortlist and our recommendation is Tojoneski. Tojoneski has the booking of Duran Fentiman this afternoon. Although his win ratio on the artificial surfaces is moderate - Tojoneski has run well on his most recent starts and punters will at least be able to get a run for their money. Mister Completely has won here over course-and-distance. It would not be the biggest of surprises were he able to go close at this level but his draw is hardly kind under the circumstances. Revolve has been tried over longer trips but does not seem to get home over a mile-and-a-half plus. That said, there was some encouragement to be gleaned from his most recent run, and the young apprentice is fair value for his 5lb allowance. Shamwari Fire has had a recent spin over hurdles. He put in a decent run in a seller at Pontefract in September but today¿s race is over two furlongs further. Of the remainder, Halcyon Magic is a previous winner at this level but has been out of form. Louve Heureuse is incredibly well bred but has shown precious little since arriving here from France. With the acceptance that this is low-grade fare, Tojoneski looks to have most going for him and we shall side with him on this occasion.
Gran Clicquot 20-1 (8-2) Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, not clear run, kept on, 8th of 20, 5l behind Lord Chamberlain (9-0) at Goodwood 1m clm hcap (6) gf in Sept.
Halcyon Magic 7-1 (9-2) Always behind, 11th of 12, 45l behind Tycheros (8-4) at W'hampton 1m 4f stk (7) pol in Oct.
Louve Heureuse (IRE) 5-1 (8-5) Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden 1f out, nearest finish, 7th of 12, 5l behind Scorchio (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (7) pol.
Mister Completely (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, headway over 4f out, stayed on final furlong, no impression, 4th of 14, 7l behind Buck Whaley (9-0) at Southwell 1m 3f stk (7) fbs.
Revolve 33-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 14, 3l behind So Elegant (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 5f stk (7) pol in Oct.
Shamwari Fire (IRE) 4-1fav (9-0) Prominent, ridden well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 15l behind Phoenix Eye (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (7) pol in Oct.
Tojoneski 5-1 (9-0) Always prominent, hung right and every chance from over 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 16, shd behind Landescent (8-9) at Warwick 1m 3f stk (7) gd in Oct.
Lyric Dances (FR) 20-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 13, 10l behind Parsley's Return (8-4) at Folkestone 1m 4f stk (7) gf in Sept.
