dwelt and towards rear, effort over 2f out, no impression
led, driven and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
mid-division, headway 3f out, driven 2f out, chased winner final furlong
chased leaders to halfway
in touch, driven to lead over 1f out, edged left and kept on final furlong
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
mid-division, effort over 2f out, never reached challenging position
slowly into stride, always towards rear
prominent, ridden along halfway, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
Kings Shillings, Fire Alarm and Flamestone are the three to consider here, with top weight Kings Shillings taken to follow up a last time out success. Flamestone did show some promise on turf during the summer, and was backed to run well on his re-appearance last month. he did run well, finishing a staying on fourth, and sharper after that run, he can go well here. Fire Alarm was also well backed on his return to action, having had three runs without success last summer on turf. He ran well in defeat and likewise will be fitter today. Kings Shillings is progressive and is less exposed than Heaven's gates, who beat him in a seller on the same terms two outings ago. While Heaven's Gates has disappointed since, Kings Shillings landed a few good bets when scoring at Wolverhampton last time, and can multiply the returns into further profits here.
Kings Shillings 5-1 (8-10) Held up, headway entering straight, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Time For Change (8-13) by 2l, 12 ran.
Heaven's Gates 11-2 (8-10) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, no headway and one pace from over 1f out, 7th of 14, 6l behind Satyricon (9-1) at Kempton 7f 3yo app hcp (6) pol.
Totally Free 16-1 (9-1) Held up, always in rear, 10th of 11, 8l behind Xalted (8-2) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Annia Faustina (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, chased leaders 2f out, checked slightly over 2f out, soon held, 5th of 6, 10l behind Medici Code (9-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Poniard (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Always outpaced towards rear, 6th of 9, 14l behind Heaven's Gates (9-0) at Southwell 7f 3yo sll (6) fbs in Jan.
Flamestone 8-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden 3f out,, stayed on, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Bentley (8-12) at W'hampton 6f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Newport Lass (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Held up, outpaced 2f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 8, 13l behind Ava's World (8-9) at Catterick 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Sept.
Ten Black 33-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 15l behind Sweet World (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo clm (6) pol in Jan.
Fire Alarm 4-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Kings Shillings (8-10) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Bonny Scotland (IRE) 100-1 (7-13) Hampered start, always behind, 7th of 9, 12l behind Bentley (9-3) at Southwell 5f 3yo hcp (6) fbs.
Pretty Game 50-1 (9-3) Led, headed 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 7th of 9, 27l behind Sweetheart (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Jan.
Cryptic Clue (USA) 12-1 (9-3) Hampered start, chased leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 6l behind Ronnie Howe (9-3) at Southwell 5f 3yo mdn aut (5) std.
Miss Silver Spurs 66-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, under pressure over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 8, 17l behind Brainy Benny (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn (4) pol in Sept.
