in touch, outpaced halfway, hanging left from over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to go 3rd towards finish
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
prominent, led 1f out, driven out
in touch, not much room 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
pulled hard, prominent on outside, ridden, every chance 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden, headed 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, always in rear
Mitanni can get the better of Iannis, Conservative and Indication. Mitanni shaped quite well on both juvenile starts, and has gone the right way this term, showing up well to finish third to Accompanist at Windsor last week. Amanda Perrett's gelding is a son of Lear Fan who of course was trained by Amanda's father, so they will be keen for this fellow to win, and with just a bit of improvement he can do so as long as he takes to the Polytrack surface at the first time of asking. Iannis stayed on to finish third over the course-and-distance last time so has some experience but gave the impression that he would benefit from another furlong, while Conservative has raced over six and eight furlongs at Yarmouth so far and now tries the in-between trip. Just which distance will suit him best is anybody's guess and he is best watched here. Indication found nothing when let down at Pontefract and now has a tongue-tie fitted. His earlier placed form at Newbury and Sandown gives him a chance of sorts, but we prefer the claims of Mitanni.
Conservative 3-1fav (8-7) Held up in rear, headway to chase winner over 1f out, soon hung right, ridden and stayed on near finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Ellesappelle (8-0) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo clm (4) gf in Sept.
El Hogar (IRE) Namid colt out of a lightly-raced mare.
Iannis (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Mayonga (8-12) at Lingfield 7f mdn stk (5) pol.
Mitanni (USA) 7-2 (9-3) Held up mid-division, headway 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Accompanist (9-3) at Windsor 1m mdn stk (5) gs.
Simpsons Gamble (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden along over 3f out, no progress, 11th of 13, 20l behind Sound of Nature (9-3) at Windsor 1m mdn stk (5) gs.
Laugh 'n Cry 33-1 (9-0) Behind, hung left from 2f out, moderate headway, 8th of 13, 7l behind Reeling N' Rocking (8-12) at Lingfield 7f mdn stk (5) pol.
Cordelia 4-1 (8-12) Bumped start, behind, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong but not recover, 5th of 13, 6l behind North Fleet (9-3) at Windsor 6f mdn stk (5) gs.
Prima Markova 33-1 (8-6) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 27l behind Inside Story (9-1) at Leicester 1m 2f clm (6) gf in Sept.
Indication 5-2 (8-12) Held up, headway over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 19l behind Mobaasher (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gs in Sept.