held up in rear, headway 3 out, ridden 2 out, close 3rd last, no extra flat
took keen hold, led 2nd, hit 5th, mistake next, headed before 3 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, hit 1st, headway on outside 5th, weakened next
held up towards rear, headway 6th, challenged travelling strongly 3 out, led on bit 2 out, hit last with hind legs, ridden flat, soon asserted
prominent, not fluent 5th, led approaching 3 out, headed 2 out, not much room when not fluent last, no extra
held up in mid-division, headway 3 out, went left and every chance last, unable to quicken flat
chased leaders, ridden after 6th, weakened 3 out
chased leaders, ridden 3 out, switched left after 2 out, kept on under pressure flat to take 2nd towards finish
held up in rear, well beaten before 3 out
led, not fluent and headed 2nd, remained prominent, every chance 3 out, weakened 2 out
ZABEEL PALACE is taken to land this open looking contest, at the main expense of Le Toto and Kashmina. Barney Curley's Zabeel Palace returned from a two year lay off to score in impressive fashion last time, and he looks worth following until beaten. He was formerly, albeit four years ago, a smart Falt performer, and it may be that his trainer has been able to re-ignite some of that ability. Le Toto is still a maiden but is lightly raced, and ran well to be runner-up in a similar contest last time. He is 5lbs higher here though and that may just hinder his chances. A winner on the Flat at Windsor this summer, Kashmina has shown ability in her recent starts over hurdles, noticeably last time, when staying on well to take fourth. She is one for the shrtlist running off the same mark. Zabeel Palace will take some beating.
Kashmina 6-1 (11-3) Held up behind, headway approaching 2 out, kept on from last, 4th of 13, 7l behind Doctor Robert (11-7) at Wincanton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf.
Le Toto 10-3 (10-13) Mid-division, keen early, headway 3rd, chased winner 3f out, led soon after last, edged left flat, headed close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Olympian Boy (11-9) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Sep.
Flag Point (IRE) 9-2fav (11-3) Mid-division, weakened from 4 out, 13th of 15, 43l behind Preswell Lad (11-0) at Tramore 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 gd in Apr.
Zabeel Palace 11-2 (11-10) Confidently ridden in rear, steady headway going well from 6th, not clear run briefly on inside approaching 2 out, soon went 2nd, led on bit last, asserted flat, won at Fontwell 2m 2f sell hcp hdl 0-85 (5) gf in Sep beating Ghaill Force (10-12) by 5l, 17 ran.
Wingull (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Took keen hold, held up, soon tracking leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened soon after, 7th of 10, 30l behind Intac (11-2) at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (5) sft in Feb.
Weststern (GER) 16-1 (9-13) Mid-division, raced keenly, headway when hampered 5th, not much room bend before 3 out, beaten before last, 4th of 13, 8l behind Dani's Girl (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf.
Broadway Allstar (IRE) 25-1 (10-1) Held up in 4th, hampered 7th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind Lady Hillingdon (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Sep.
Manjam (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, headway 5th, tracking leaders 3 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 9, 10l behind Cove Mountain (10-13) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in May.
Watchmaker 12-1 (11-1) Held up, effort approaching 2 out, never on terms, 9th of 13, 26l behind Doctor Robert (11-7) at Wincanton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf.
Pertemps Power 14-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, headway under pressure 9th, weakened approaching 2 out, 11th of 16, 50l behind Cloudier (11-9) at Stratford 2m 6f sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in Sep.
Calzaghe (IRE) 6-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders until weakened 4 out, 6th of 8, 28l behind Amazing King (10-10) at Musselburgh 2m 4yo nov hcp hdl (3) gd in Feb '08.
