in touch, ridden 3f out, every chance 2f out, stayed on well
keen hold in touch, effort well over 2f out, soon one pace
dwelt, behind, eased over 2f out
slowly into stride, always behind
mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, never on terms
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon hard ridden, stayed on but never able to challenge
tracked leaders, under pressure over 4f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out
behind, soon outpaced and detached, eased 3f out
led until 3f out, weakened 2f out
Nonrunner
Tyrana and Russian Invader are both in good nick however JACKIE KIELY also comes into that category and given the way the track is running this strong stayer is selected. Roy Brotherton's nine-year-old knows this place inside out and he will be staying on when others have cried enough. His recent second to Sunny Spells was a solid effort and despite a 3lb higher mark he is nominated. Russian Invader bounced back to form behind stablemate Dan Buoy the other day but has lots to find with the selection on their run on the 22nd, Greenbelt was poor last time out, whilst Noah Jameel doesnt tend to win but he has run well here before. Gulf Of Aqaba woud be interesting for the Pipe team with a bit of money, whilst Tyrana was well-backed before winning at Kempton and the yard remain in good form. Ex-Irish Law Of The Jungle is blinkered, whereas King Fernando is unexposed over here but needs to improve for the surface. We're happy to stick with Jackie Kiely.
Tyrana (GER) 11-4fav (9-0) Always prominent, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec beating Silken Promise (8-13) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Law Of The Jungle (IRE) 9-1 (8-13) Led, headed 3f out, soon driven along, kept on same pace, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Chosen Forever (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Gulf Of Aqaba (USA) 11-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 8, 9l behind Honimiere (9-7) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Noah Jameel 9-1 (9-0) In touch, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 12, 5l behind Chosen Forever (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Greenbelt 5-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, outpaced over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 21l behind Dream In Blue (9-7) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
Jackie Kiely 5-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, headway to track leaders over 4f out, ridden to lead and soon pressed from over 2f out, driven final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 14, nk behind Sunny Spells (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Russian Invader (IRE) 6-1 (8-6) Dwelt, held up, effort on outside and driven along over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, strong challenge near finish, just failed, 2nd of 6, shd behind Dan Buoy (8-11) at Southwell 1m 4f app hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) fbs.
Carragold 5-1 (8-11) Mid-division, pushed along 7f out, struggling over 3f out, 7th of 11, 14l behind Dazzling Begum (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
King Fernando 20-1 (9-13) Always towards rear, never troubled leaders, 10th of 14, 12l behind Dimashq (8-13) at Ripon 1m 4f ldy hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Jun.
Cream of Esteem 11-2 (9-6) Held up, steady headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 17l behind Princess of Aeneas (8-0) at Musselburgh 1m 4f mdn clm (7) gs in Oct '06.
Noble Edge 66-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, struggling from halfway, last of 6, 27l behind Royal Dignitary (9-3) at Musselburgh 1m 4yo sell stks (6) gf in Jul '08.
