held up in rear, went badly lame and pulled up over 5f out
led 2f, remained prominent, weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, raced keenly, switched right over 2f out, headway and hung left over 1f out, nearerest finish
pushed along leaving stalls, soon pressing leader, led after 2f, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
slowly into stride, headway over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, soon in rear
in touch, lost place over 4f out, hung left and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
prominent, raced keenly, weakened well over 1f out
steadied start, held up, raced keenly, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no response, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, held up, headway on inside 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, raced keenly, chased winner over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong
in touch, pulled hard, not much room and lost place over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, no response
tracked leaders on outside, weakened over 2f out
Withdrawn
An open handicap on which the blot could well be AESTIVAL, who is taken to score from Dark Ranger and Eight Days A Week. By Falbrav and out of a Nashwan mare, Aestival should be much better suited by this 10f trip than the sprint distances over which he was quietly campaigned last season. He should also relish this faster ground too, and the maestro Sir Mark Prescott has managed to get him in here off a mark of just 53. He may prove to be one of the snips of the season, and we are more than happy to side with him. Dark Ranger won at Lingfield last month and went close again under a penalty at Wolverhampton and this step up in trip looks ideal for him, so he should again be thereabouts. Sylvester Kirk's string are beginning to fire and Eight Days A Week stayed on well to score for him at Southwell the other day. He runs under a penalty today and if any rain is around to slow up the ground then he would have to be seriously considered. Key Of Fortune represents a yard going well and was unlucky to meet with traffic problems here last time. She might just be a decent each way price here and can go well, but with little else appealing we'll take Aestival to score.
Mister Standfast 100-1 (9-3) Chased winner 3f, remained close up, soon ridden along, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 8l behind Desert Creek (9-3) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Oct.
Sapphire Rose 10-1 (9-2) Behind, headway 2f out, soon switched towards inside, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders, 6th of 14, 6l behind Aladdin's Lamp (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep.
Taste The Wine (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Always in rear, 10th of 13, 11l behind Cornish Castle (8-12) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Loulou (USA) 7-1 (9-7) Behind, never on terms, 9th of 14, 8l behind True Britannia (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Shakin John 8-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, 12th of 14, 38l behind Eightdaysaweek (8-11) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Dark Ranger 8-11fav (8-11) Led at steady pace, headed 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken near finish, 3rd of 5, 1l behind Foreign Investment (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Superstitious Me (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 23l behind Fullback (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
King's Chorister 18-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, keen in rear, pushed along 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 15, 6l behind Urban Space (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Hawkleaf Flier (IRE) 50-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride and behind, never a factor, 12th of 14, 21l behind More Than Many (8-9) at Beverley 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Rebel Prince (IRE) 40-1 (8-2) Chased leaders, badly hampered after 2f, soon lost place, 8th of 10, 19l behind Stagecoach Jade (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Nicky Nutjob (GER) 5-1 (8-13) Always towards rear, 12th of 15, 9l behind Urban Space (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Great Western (USA) 40-1 (9-3) In rear, ridden over 3f out, never near leaders, 8th of 11, 16l behind Laurie Grove (9-3) at Great Leighs 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Aestival 25-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, outpaced, 9th of 11, 9l behind Retro (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Oct.
Eightdaysaweek 11-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, ran on to lead just inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs beating Amazing Blue Sky (9-2) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Key Of Fortune (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, effort when not clear run from over 2f out, eased towards finish, 9th of 15, 8l behind Urban Space (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Antipodean (UAE) 16-1 (8-0) Held up, headway over 4f out, driven and one pace final 2f, 6th of 13, 19l behind Key Decision (10-0) at Southwell 1m 3f mdn stks (5) fbs in Feb.
