tracked leader, led over 2f out to over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
mid-division, headway under pressure 3f out, ridden to chase winner approaching final furlong, kept on well towards finish
soon into stride, behind, ridden and kept on one pace from over 2f out, never dangerous
mid-division, lost place over 3f out, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, smooth headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, held on towards finish
always behind
mid-division, headway under pressure 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, never troubled leaders
chased leaders, ridden and headway 2f out, effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong
behind, soon pushed along, never dangerous
chased leaders and ridden until weakened 3f out
chased leaders to over 2f out, eased final furlong
led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
behind until ridden and kept on final 2f, never troubled leaders
held up and behind, pushed along halfway, never dangerous
never better than mid-division
Nimello has his first start for Tony Newcombe since being bought out of Kevin Ryan's stable after winning a Wolverhampton seller three months ago and may just need the run so preference is for Cloud Dancer, who gets the verdict over Better Off. The last mentioned was entitled to need his latest start at Wolverhampton in October having been off the track since June and has to be respected but Cloud Dancer has an obvious chance. The daughter of Bishop Of Cashel showed he liking for this surface when second in a couple of nurseries here two years ago and ran well on her first start back on the all-weather since then when third in a handicap at Wolverhampton recently. This represents a drop in class for the four-year-old who is taken to regain the winning thread. The remainder of the runners make limited appeal with George Stubbs from the back to form stable of Nick Littmoden, David Barron's Jan Bruegel and the Andrew Reid-trained Bulawayo probably the pick of them but we are happy to side with Cloud Dancer, who has solid claims.