led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner
keen, steadied start, held up in rear, good headway to chase leaders over 4f out, chased leader over 2f out, shaken up to lead over 1f out, soon clear, comfortable
tracked leader until over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 3f out
raced wide, held up, ridden halfway, weakened 3f out
dwelt, keen in rear, ridden 4f out, kept on, never nearer
raced wide, keen, held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 3f out
soon towards rear, ridden 6f out, weakened over 3f out
King's Ransom, Gardasee and Everyman are three against the field in this tight handicap and the narrow vote is given to Gardasee. The selection was in fair form on turf when last seen returns to the all-weather on what looks a lenient mark and with his yard in form he looks a value bet. King's Ransom rates the main danger on his latest second behind Confidentiality, that form has since been franked and he will not be far away. Everyman is another worthy of respect as he has dropped to a handy mark but he is becoming hard to win with and is taken on with this in mind.Bramcote Lorne was third in a maiden behind Crazy Bear last time out but looks to have plenty of weight for what he has actually achieved while Anything Once is from a yard in form and is worth a cautionary look in the market but fir the winner we return to Gardesee.
King's Ransom 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon outpaced, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Confidentiality (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Friends Hope 3-1fav (9-2) Held up and behind, effort and ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final 2f, 6th of 10, 8l behind Altilhar (9-7) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug '06.
Bolckow 20-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened and eased final furlong, last of 13, 23l behind Highest Esteem (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Starcross Maid 50-1 (8-11) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, effort 2f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 15, 12l behind Star of Angels (9-2) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Oct.
Bramcote Lorne 9-1 (9-8) Mid-division, headway and effort well over 1f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Crazy Bear (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn aut stk (6) pol.
My Sara 20-1 (9-2) Mid-division, driven 4f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 34l behind Gamesters Lady (9-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Anything Once (USA) 10-1 (8-13) Mid-division, effort on inside 2f out, soon outpaced, 7th of 14, 4l behind Polyquest (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Everyman 11-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders to over 2f out, kept on one pace from 1f out, 5th of 9, 2l behind Formidable Guest (8-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Boppys Dancer 33-1 (9-2) Held up, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 15l behind Ndola (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 4f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Oct.
Gardasee (GER) 9-2 (9-3) Led, headed 4f out, soon ridden, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 10, 11l behind Turn Of Phrase (9-6) at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp (5) gd in Jul.