raced wide in touch, ridden to chase leader entering final furlong, no extra near finish
raced freely, held up in rear, never troubled leaders
in touch, ridden, bumped over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
tracked leader 4f
chased leaders, ridden, weakened over 1f out
steadied start, behind, ran on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, headed well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up, headway, switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
led 4f, soon weakened
raced wide mid-division, ridden, bumped over 1f out, kept on final furlong
In the finale, Luck Will Come is favoured over Back In The Red and Shaded Edge. Back In The Red put up a very strong peformance when winning at Bath four days ago, although a 12-pound penalty makes life a lot tougher now. Luck Will Come's handicap debut, which came at Yarmouth, was a fair effort and, lightly raced, she looks open to further improvement. Futuristic Dragon is lightly raced enough to be given some thought on his all-weather debut, while Darling Belinda would enter the reckoning if getting back to last December's form. Shaded Edge is also lightly raced and can build on his course and distance maiden win, while, finally, Ten For Tosca showed promise last season but may need his seasonal return, although the betting should be used as a point of reference. For the selection, though, we return to Luck Will Come.
Back In The Red (IRE) 4-1fav (9-1) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on (hand-timed), won at Bath 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf beating Croeso Bach (7-12) by 5l, 12 ran.
Victory Spirit 16-1 (9-0) Raced stand side, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 17l behind Nouveau (8-4) at Folkestone 6f 3yo app hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Golden Brown (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Always in rear, never a factor, 11th of 12, 21l behind Bajan Pride (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Luck Will Come (IRE) 7-4fav (9-4) Raced stands side, held up and behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Day By Day (9-4) at Yarmouth 6f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (5) gf.
Futuristic Dragon (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 14th of 17, 12l behind Gleaming Spirit (9-11) at Yarmouth 6f mdn hcp (6) gf.
Darling Belinda 20-1 (9-3) Dwelt and went right start, towards rear, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 8l behind Stir Crazy (8-11) at Folkestone 5f 3yo hcp (6) gs.
Emma Jean Lad (IRE) 17-2 (8-7) Always behind stand's side, 12th of 15, 20l behind Orotund (7-13) at Ripon 6f mdn hcp (5) hvy in Jul.
Shaded Edge 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, ran on as leader weakened inside final furlong, driven to lead final stride, won at Lingfield 6f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Jul beating Siesta (8-7) by a shd, 11 ran.
Lord of The Reins (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Keen, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Back In The Red (9-2) at Leicester 5f 3yo hcp (6) gs.
Ten For Tosca (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Towards rear, plugged on one pace final 2f, 5th of 12, 5l behind Dotty's Daughter (8-3) at Brighton 5f 2yo sll (6) gf in Sept.
Polish Prize 100-1 (9-3) Always behind, 8th of 9, 21l behind Jacaranda Ridge (8-12) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gs in Jul.
Fast Freddie 11-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened, last of 8, 18l behind Dualagi (9-0) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp (5) gs.
