close up on outside, ridden and no impression on leaders when hung right from 2f out
held up in rear, ridden 3f out, never a factor
in touch, staying on to press leaders when not clear run and switched right to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression near finish
behind, headway when not clear run briefly 2f out, switched to outside, stayed on under pressure final furling but no impression near finish
held up towards rear, effort under pressure under 1f out, edged right and no impression final furlong
in touch, headway on outside and hard winner to press winner over 1f out, held and not quicken inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up last, ridden and rear 3f out, soon beaten
chased leaders for 8f
tracked leader, pushed into lead 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced keenly, made most, headed 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out
held up in rear, ridden on outside over 2f out, soon one pace and no impression
tracked leaders in 4th, went 2nd just inside final 3f, led 2f out, pressed over 1f out, stayed on well to assert near finish
In the finale, we will side with Chocolate Caramel, but the likes of Quizzene, Haatmey, Forgery, Im Spartacus, Blue Torpedo and Come On Jonny are rated as decent opponents. The selection could be well handicapped on Turf because the horse that he beat in his maiden on Lingfield's Polytrack was The Geezer, who has won twice since. As such, he gets the call although this will be his Turf debut. Quizzene, who is set to go up by two pounds following his second to Saadigg over 12 furlongs at Beverley last time, rates a good opponent, with that last comment also applying to Haatmey, who should come on for his reappearance run, Forgery, who cost 130,000 guineas and should be capable of plenty of improvement from his Wolverhampton win, and Im Spartacus, who has been running well in Dubai of late. Blue Torpedo, who was a good second to Kandidate at Lingfield last time and who could improve stepped up in trip today, is another to consider, along with Come On Jonny, who was a good winner from Duroob at Doncaster last month, and has to be seriously considered, despite being three pounds worse off with Duroob for a length. Finally, Bertrose is one that should also improve for today's longer trip but, for the selection, we will stick with Chocolate Caramel.
Haatmey 5-1 Tracked leaders, ridden and hung left from 2f out, slightly hampered over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 1l behind Sunday Symphony at Leicester 1m 2f 2yo stk (C2) gd in Oct.
Emile Zola 8-1 Started slowly, helpd up last in touch, ridden 4f out, no chance over 2f out, tailed off, last of 5, 19l behind Comic Strip at Epsom 1m 1f 2yo stk (C2) gd in Oct.
Forgery (IRE) 6-4fav Always prominent, led 2f out, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn aut (F4) pol in Nov beating Heat of The Night by a hd, 13 ran.
Im Spartacus Tracked leaders; ridden 800m out; 6th straight; stayed on; not reach leaders, 5th of 15, 12l behind Parole Board at Nad Al Sheba 1m 1f 3yo stk gd in Mar.
Blue Torpedo (USA) 2-1fav Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Kandidate at Lingfield 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (D2) pol in Nov.
Come On Jonny (IRE) 12-1 Tracked leaders and keen, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, headway 2f out, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp gd in Mar beating Duroob by 1l, 17 ran.
Duroob 25-1 Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 17, 1l behind Come On Jonny at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp gd in Mar.
Stancomb Wills (IRE) 10-1 Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 12, nk behind King's Account at Ayr 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (D2) gs in Oct.
Wotchalike (IRE) 20-1 In touch, ridden 3f out, one pace, 13th of 17, 24l behind Glen Ida at Kempton 1m 1f 3yo hcp gd in Mar.
Chocolate Caramel (USA) 11-4jt-fav Led, headed over 6f out, led again over 5f out, ridden and headed 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, led post, won at Lingfield 1m 2f 2yo mdn (D2) pol in Nov beating The Geezer by a shd, 10 ran.
Wester Lodge (IRE) 8-1 Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 15l behind Plea Bargain at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn (D3) sft in Oct.
Bertrose 14-1 Towards rear, never a danger, 11th of 13, 15l behind Alright My Son at Windsor 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (D2) gd in Oct.
Quizzene (USA) 5-4fav Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on and every chance final furlong, held close home, 2nd of 8, nk behind Saadigg at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp gd.
