held up, ridden and ran on final furlong, no threat to winner
steadied start in rear, plenty to do 2f out, edged left over 1f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
made all, ridden and quickened clear entering final furlong, eased towards finish
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
held up, headway on inner entering final furlong, ran on, not reach winner
always towards rear, never a factor
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
raced wide keen tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
This is full of similar types and anybody’s race. Maiden winner Barleysugar was well beaten in a Class 2 handicap at Newmarket in October and EXPERTO CREDE made a winning start at Headquarters before finishing last in the July Stakes. Ed Walker’s charge gets the speculative vote dropping down to this level on his reappearance. Shaiyem also made a winning debut but disappointed at Kempton in September while Ice Age finished ahead of the subsequent winner Suqoor when scoring at the same track last month. English Hero won his maiden at York but failed to cope in Listed company subsequently and the remainder step up in class.
Barleysugar (IRE) 5-1fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, outpaced inside final 2f, never dangerous after, 10th of 15, 5 3/4l behind Mix And Mingle (8-9) at Newmarket 7f fll (2) gd in Oct.
Experto Crede (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 9, 11l behind Shalaa (9-0) at Newmarket 6f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Suqoor 14-1 (8-7) Keen tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Aclaim (8-13) at Newmarket 6f hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Ice Age (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Keen early tracked leaders, headway to lead approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Mar beating Justice Grace (8-13) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Shaiyem (IRE) 2-1fav (8-12) Led until over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 5, 7l behind Zonderland (8-12) at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Sep.
English Hero 20-1 (9-1) Close up, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Dhahmaan (9-1) at Doncaster 6f lst stks (1) gs in Oct.
Cautious Optimism 11-1 (9-2) Chased leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Hope Cove (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f (4) pol in Oct.
Inaam (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Slight bump start, in rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, ran on, unable to challenge, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Nouvelli Dancer (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Chicago School (IRE) 3-1 (8-8) Pressed leader, shaken up over 2f out, challenged over 1f out until entering final furlong, one pace and beaten after, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Pushaq (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (6) pol in Mar.
Medicean El Diablo 4-1 (9-5) Rear of mid-division, ran freely, 8th halfway, switched right 2f out and ridden in 6th 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace, 4th of 14, 1 3/4l behind Another Story (9-0) at Dundalk 6f mdn pol in Nov.
