held up in 5th, switched right over 1f out, led travelling well inside final furlong, not extended
took keen hold early, held up in 4th, no impression final 2f
led, ridden and joined 1f out, headed and outpaced by winner inside final furlong but kept on well for 2nd
chased leader, challenged and every chance approaching final 1f, until outpaced inside final furlong
tracked leading pair, under pressure 4f out, well beaten final 2f
SATWA GOLD should prove hard to beat and is preferred to Big Nige and Zuwaar. Two of the selection's three wins have come in claiming company and he ran as well as can have been expected at that level when chasing home Wicked Daze at Kempton. It's a minor concern that he hasn't troubled the winner in two runs at this track but he's the clear pick at the weights. Big Nige has got some track form to his name and he's also relatively unexposed. This is probably his level and he did find precious little for pressure last time but he's not without claims. Zuwaar has shown his best form over trips in excess of today's so there's a concern that he could become tapped for toe although connections are likely to make plenty of use of him. Womaniser has been in good form in low grade handicaps but faces a tougher task in a race where it's hard to get away from Satwa Gold.
Satwa Gold (USA) 15-2 (9-2) Held up towards rear, switched out and headway on outer over 2f out, went 2nd well over 1f out, closed under pressure inside final furlong but winner gone, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Wicked Daze (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f clm stks (6) pol.
Womaniser (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, hard ridden to challenge from well over 1f out, unable to quicken, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Turkish Sultan (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Zuwaar 7-2 (9-9) Soon dictating pace, edged right and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 3l behind Leyte Gulf (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Big Nige (IRE) 9-4fav (9-3) Chased leader, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Moscow Oznick (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn auc stks (5) pol.
Whiterocks 25-1 (8-11) Always rear division, 12th of 13, 10l behind Arty Crafty (8-11) at Kempton 1m 2f stks 0-55 (6) pol in Sep.