led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, kept on same pace
chased leader, shaken up to lead over 2f out, driven out and held on well under pressure final furlong
towards rear, shaken up and headway over 3f out, soon ridden, went 2nd 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, not reached winner
prominent, ridden and lost place over 2f out, soon behind
mid-division, ridden and headway from over 2f out, kept on same pace
mid-division, ridden and lost place 5f out, no impression after
prominent, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
always behind, no impression
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression
Withdrawn
SURPRISE PENSION is probably capable of following up a recent win in this reasonable handicap, while Cossack Prince and Artreju look the main dangers. The John Quinn-trained selection had more than two lengths to spare over Miss Pelling when winning at Leicester over this trip last time, and the handicapper has put him up 4lbs as a result. That does not look to be too taxing in what is not a strong heat, and he will probably have enough ability to follow up. If he fails to perform then perhaps Cossack Prince will be the one to benefit. His in-form trainer drops him back to 1m 2f here after largely being kept to 1m 4f and more in recent times. Even so, pedigree suggests that he should be capable of getting closely involved here after some consistent recent efforts. Artreju has not won for over a year and did so from a 6lbs higher mark than he races off today. He hinted at a return to form last time and with conditions and trip to suit he would not be winning out of turn. Merrymadcap is 1lb higher than when putting in his best effort for some time over a mile at Goodwood. His problem looks to be stamina, as he has yet to prove he is fully effective beyond 1m 1f. Seventh Cavalry has yet to win in 13 attempts but does look well handicapped. However, a leap of faith is required if you want to lay out the cash given that he has been badly out of sorts just lately. Surprise Pension is the one for us.
Cossack Prince 7-4fav (9-4) Tracked leader, went 2nd 6f out, led inside final 4f, driven over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, soon no chance with comfortably winner, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Saloon (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Merrymadcap (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, no extra when headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind My Shadow (9-3) at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Seventh Cavalry (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Chased leaders until weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 12l behind Iceman George (9-13) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Fantastic Morning 100-1 (9-1) Led, headed 3f out and weakened, 12th of 15, 20l behind Turjuman (8-10) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Artreju (GER) 8-1 (10-3) Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed along and headed near finish, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Iceman George (9-13) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Seventh Hill 13-2 (8-9) Held up, headway over 3f out, kept on to take 3rd inside, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Laish Ya Hajar (9-4) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Surprise Pension (IRE) 7-1 (7-11) Held up mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, stayed on, won at Leicester 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May beating Miss Pelling (9-2) by 2 1/4l, 3 ran.
Upstairs 18-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, always struggling in rear, 11th of 13, 11l behind Dualagi (8-7) at Salisbury 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May.
Hey Presto 66-1 (8-0) Mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 16l behind Desert Kiss (9-7) at Kempton 1m app hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) pol.
Smirfy's Silver 8-1 (9-11) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, beaten over 1f out, 5th of 13, 10l behind Hurlingham (10-0) at Haydock 1m 2f hcap (5) sft in Aug.
Sahara Sunshine 40-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden and effort 3f out, weakened 2f out, 14th of 15, 23l behind Turjuman (8-10) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
