towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
pulled hard, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace
pulled hard, led, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leader, led over 3f out, hung badly right bend entering final 2f, soon headed, came up stands side rail, driven and rallied to lead post
slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
It's tempting to oppose DARSHONIN but there appears to be little strength in depth so we won't. Purple Gallery and Blues Forever are amongst the likely dangers. Jeremy Noseda has an excellent record here and Darshonin may well be able to enhance that for all that he hasn't looked to be entirely straightforward thus far. It didn't take long for connections to try him in headgear and that has the desired effect but he may not be one to trust at a short price. Purple Gallery is rated his equal which is fair enough given that there was nothing to choose between the pair when they clashed at the track over seven furlongs. The application of cheekpieces may enable him to find some improvement and he's the obvious alternative. Blues Forever has something to find with the selection on his debut running but he is entitled to be sharper for the experience whilst the debuts of Owen Jones and Pascalina were not entirely devoid of promise. However, Pete's Passion is of more interest given that she was prominent in the market ahead of her debut in a better race than this at York in July so it will be interesting to see what the market makes of her chance but preference, at this stage, is for Darshonin.
Durgan 33-1 (8-13) Switched right soon after start, held up, effort on inside over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Ocean Legend (8-13) at Kempton 7f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Owen Jones (USA) 28-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, plugged one pace final 2f, 4th of 14, 10l behind Rainbow Desert (8-12) at Windsor 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Oct.
Yourgolftravel Com 150-1 (9-1) Went right start, always in rear, last of 13, 21l behind Pumpkin (8-4) at Yarmouth 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
Hopefull Blue (IRE) High Chaparral filly out of Misbelief.
Kiss 'n Tell 33-1 (9-8) Held up, behind final 2f, 6th of 7, 13l behind Quarante Deux (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol.
Pete's Passion 9-2 (9-0) Took keen hold, held up, pushed along 3f out, soon well behind, last of 7, 29l behind Shaws Diamond (9-0) at York 7f mdn flls stks (4) gf in Jul.
Darshonin 7-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, not pace of winner, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Monterosso (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Purple Gallery (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 9, hd behind Fivefold (8-9) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol.
Rosewood Lad Needwood Blade gelding out of Meandering Rose.
Pascalina 25-1 (8-12) Always behind, 5th of 7, 13l behind Greyfriarschorista (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn auc stks (5) pol.
Blues Forever (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten, 5th of 10, 9l behind Monterosso (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
