prominent until ridden and one pace final furlong
made all, held on gamely final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out
chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, driven and no extra close home
towards rear, ridden halfway, stayed on well final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong
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Charlie Delta won well enough when successful at Wolverhampton 11 days ago but this is more difficult, despite the drop into a seller, and a better bet looks to be WOTASHIRTFULL with Sir Edwin Landseer rated the best of the rest. The selection showed a decent level of form on turf last season but his last three wins have all been on the Polytrack and Jim Boyle's gelding has solid claims back on the surface. Paul Howling's Obe Gold has been running consistently well and should again be thereabouts in this grade. Secret Witness has been well held in his last two starts in similar grade and of more interest is Gary Moore's Sir Edwin Landseer, who is not as good as he was three years ago but ran well dropped into a seller here earlier this month and he has to be considered. Wotashirtfull has been running more consistently well though and he looks the one to beat.
Charlie Delta 9-2 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway on outside well over 1f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 6f Handicap (0-63) (3yo+) (6) pol beating First Order (8-13) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Obe Gold 8-1 (9-4) In touch on inside, headway to chase leaders halfway, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Striker Torres (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f Handicap (0-68) (3yo+) (6) pol.
Sam's Cross (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Not much room soon after start, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no response, 7th of 8, 11l behind Lethal (8-13) at Kempton 6f clm stks (6) pol in Nov.
Equinity 20-1 (8-7) Raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 9, 15l behind Spinning Bailiwick (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Nov.
Peopleton Brook 16-1 (8-9) In touch, outpaced after 2f, ridden and headway 1f out, weakened towards finish, 7th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Thoughtsofstardom (8-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Sir Edwin Landseer (USA) 15-8fav (8-12) Chased leading pair, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not pace of 1st two, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Buy On The Red (9-4) at Lingfield 5f sell stks (6) pol.
Secret Witness 17-2 (9-0) Awkward leaving stalls and squeezed out, in rear, ridden halfway, never a factor, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Ponting (8-5) at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs.
Trip Switch 18-1 (9-4) Behind, never on terms, last of 11, 8l behind Romantic Queen (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f sell stks (6) pol in Sep.
Wotashirtfull (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out to over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 7, 7l behind Idle Power (8-6) at Epsom Downs 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Sep.