held up in touch, improved over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong
chased leader until over 3f out
steadied start, held up in rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
held up in touch, headway to chase winner over 2f out, effort over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
close up, chased leader over 3f out, soon led, ridden and ran on
led, ridden and headed approaching 3f out, weakened 2f out
Nonrunner
From a shortlist of Cold Turkey, Total Turtle, Garden Society and Kinrande, we will take a chance on the last-named. A multiple winner over 12 furlongs here, Cold Turkey, who has won over two miles on Turf, holds claims at this two-mile trip today. Scarlet Mix - who'll be ridden by Timmy Murphy - was a winner over nine furlongs in France and has since won over hurdles in Britain, although he's untried at this trip on the Flat. Total Turtle has never raced here but has won at Southwell, and a fair ninth in the Cesarewitch last time brings him into things. All of Nawamees wins so far have come over jumps, while Escayola, who was just ahead of Total Turtle in the Cesarewitch, is weighted to win again based on form of last September, although he lacks all-weather form. Course and distance winner, Garden Society, is now just a pound below a winning Turf mark and should go well today, while the lightly-raced Kinrande, who has won here at 10 furlongs, is interesting stepped up to this trip today. Finally, the lightly-raced Moonshine Beach is now just a pound below a winning Turf mark but it's three years since he ran on the all-weather. Mixing it all up, we came down on the side of form.
Cold Turkey 11-2 (9-2) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 8th of 13, 9l behind High Action (9-2) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-105 (2) pol in Jul.
Scarlet Mix (FR) (8-11) won at Chantilly 1m 2f stk gd in Sept '04 beating Louve Royale (9-1) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Total Turtle (IRE) 100-1 (8-8) Held up, headway over 4f out, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon one pace, 9th of 34, 11l behind Sergeant Cecil (9-8) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gs.
Nawamees (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 17, 1l behind Soulacroix (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Sept.
Escayola (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Held up, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 8th of 34, 9l behind Sergeant Cecil (9-8) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcp (2) gs.
Garden Society (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 4th of 9, 30l behind The Nawab (8-2) at York 2m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) sft.
Moonshine Beach 25-1 (9-10) Led until headed halfway, gradually weakened, eased over 2f out, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Colloquial (9-13) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Kinrande (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Led until ridden and headed just over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, nk behind Mustajed (8-9) at Bath 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
