keen, held up, headway from over 2f out, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
close up, chased clear leader over 3f out, ridden and led over 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, outpaced over 3f out, wide and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, keen and held up, ridden 3f out, never troubled leaders
held up mid-division, pushed along and headway 3f out, driven 2f out, led 1f out, ran on
slowly into stride, always in rear
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
raced keenly, close up, chased clear leader over 4f out until over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 2f out, effort when not clear run and switched left 1f out, ran on to chase winner towards finish
chased clear leader until over 3f out, weakened entering final 2f
KING COLOMBO is a speculative choice in an open handicap. Jo'Burg is a threat now he has proved his stamina for the trip, while Comrade Cotton and Chalice Welcome are closely matched and are others worth a mention. Chalice Welcome is 4lb higher after winning at Brighton 10 days ago and should make a bold bid to uphold the form with Comrade Cotton. Both are in good heart and it will be an intriguing personal match between them. Jo'Burg has the assistance of a leading amateur, so has to merit respect. However, as Simon Walker only needed four wins to retain his crown as amateur champion on the all-weather for 2008/09; it is worth bearing in mind it is a very thin line between success and failure at this level. Therefore, as King Colombo is officially rated as a 6lb better horse; the Julia Fielden-trained gelding is given the nod today. The four-year-old has a bit more scope for improvement and, having gone close over course and distance last week; he has a solid chance of taking advantage of this afternoon's ease in grade.
Sir Boss (IRE) 9-2 (10-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2 3/4l behind South Wales (9-1) at Salisbury 1m ldy hcp (5) gf in Aug.
King Columbo (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Close up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Summer Winds (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Gallego 14-1 (8-13) Steadied start, behind, ridden over 1f out, kept on, never near leaders, 6th of 8, 4l behind Dream Of Olwyn (8-13) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) fm.
Chalice Welcome 15-2 (9-5) Held up in rear, steady headway on outside over 2f out, pushed along to chase leader final furlong, kept on to lead final strides, won at Brighton 1m 2f app hcp 0-60 (6) fm beating Rosy Dawn (8-5) by hd, 9 ran.
Jo'burg (USA) 7-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went 4th inside final furlong, never dangerous, 4th of 15, 3 1/2l behind King Of Connacht (8-7) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Bavarica 16-1 (9-6) Took keen hold, held up in rear on inside, switched wide into straight well over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 7th of 14, 7l behind Lunar River (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f flls hcp (0-70) (3yo+) (5) pol.
Stormy Summer 66-1 (9-11) Always behind, 7th of 11, 14l behind Holyrood (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m 2f mdn auc stks (6) gd in Apr.
Wester Lodge (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Held up behind mid-division, kept on steadily from over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 13, 12l behind Kings Maiden (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Cape of Luck (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Raced in 3rd, hard driven 3f out, never able to challenge and lost 3rd inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 14l behind Cossack Prince (8-7) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Comrade Cotton 17-2 (8-6) Not much room on rail, shuffled back over 4f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Chalice Welcome (9-5) at Brighton 1m 2f app hcp 0-60 (6) fm.
Neboisha 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 12th of 14, 8l behind Quantum Leap (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct '07.
Cragganmore Creek 7-1 (8-6) Held up, headway and outside 8f out, soon prominent, weakened over 3f out, 7th of 14, 19l behind Paddy Rielly (9-1) at Southwell 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Apr.
