led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
tracked leader until 4f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway and hung left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on
raced wide, mid division, ridden and short lived effort over 2f out
prominent, tracked leader 4f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened entering final 2f
held up, ridden over 3f out, no impression
close up, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Chris Wall has his string in fine order just now and KINDEST is fancied to keep the ball rolling in the finale. Full Victory, West End Lad and Tanforan have the ability to be effective at this level and complete the shortlist. Tanforan is a course and distance winner that is holding his form well. However, this is tougher than a few of his recent assignments and he may struggle on these terms. West End Lad has won here three times, so obviously raises his game at Nottingham. He will need to do so again today and has a bit to prove under top weight. Full Victory, on the other hand, has won off higher marks than his current rating, so is no forlorn hope this afternoon. However, the pieces are falling into place for Kindest, whose Haydock success has already been boosted by the runner up winning at Carlisle on Sunday. George Baker knows the filly well and his patience in the saddle is fancied to reap more reward for supporters of Kindest in Nottingham's lucky last.
West End Lad 9-1 (9-9) Chased leader, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on well to go clear inside final furlong, won at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf beating Sion Hill (8-10) by 3 1/2l, 15 ran.
Full Victory (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, one pace over 1f out, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Cobo Bay (9-8) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-85 (4) hvy.
Marning Star 33-1 (8-11) Front rank, weakened 2f out, 9th of 15, 23l behind Credit Swap (9-2) at Ascot 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Focail Eile 16-1 (9-12) Raced wide, keen and mid-division, headway entering final 3f, ridden to lead 1f out, soon headed and no extra, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Tanforan (9-0) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Olive Green (USA) 7-1 (8-12) Pulled hard, tracked leader, led 5f out, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, weakened soon after, 5th of 9, 9l behind Mohtashem (9-3) at Goodwood 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd in Jun.
Kindest 9-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, staying on when edged left towards finish, won at Haydock 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft beating Speed Dating (8-12) by 1l, 10 ran.
Stand In Flames 33-1 (9-2) Led for 1f, chased winner, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 13l behind Perfect Silence (9-7) at Warwick 7f flls hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Gassin 9-4fav (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon drifted left, ridden and hung right over 1f out, looked very awkward, soon beaten, 5th of 8, 9l behind Celtic Change (9-12) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Addiena 14-1 (9-10) Raced keenly, led after 1f, headed 6f out, every chance 3f out, one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 12, 6l behind Sir Ike (9-8) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Ela Gorrie Mou 100-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, staying on when not clear run inside final furlong, switched right and kept on, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Bomber Brown (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) gs.
French Art 3-1fav (9-13) Raced keenly, tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 18l behind Tom Tower (9-4) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Tanforan 10-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, raced keenly, headway over 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Tom Tower (9-4) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Sotik Star (IRE) 12-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, soon prominent racing keenly, chased winner briefly well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 17l behind Beauchamp Viceroy (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f sell stks (6) pol.
