in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
always behind
mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 3f out
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on
led early, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in touch on outer, ridden over 3f out, one pace final 2f
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on final 2f
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish
in touch, ridden to chase leader over 3f out, led over 1f out, kept on well
with leaders, lost place 3f out
soon led, ridden 2f out, soon headed, lost 2nd close home, no extra
with leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
A wide open contest rounds off the card and many would have chances on their best form but the principals look to be Brendan¿s Surprise, ,Noorain and Splodger Mac and the narrow vote is given to the last named. The selection was a fair second last time out behind Extra Cover and under similar conditions here he looks a value bet in an open affair. Brendan¿s Surprise rates the main danger on his latest second but he continues to rise in the weights without winning and he looks opposable for that reason Noorain won well last time out when beating Star Fern but that form has since been let down and at likely odds he looks worth opposing .House Of Kaiser ran well last time out off this mark to be third and if she could reproduce that effort here she would not be far away, however consistency is not her strong point. Of the remainder First Maite is game and consistent and is sure to run his race but he is hard to win with and in a trappy finale for the winner we return to Splodger Mac.
Nobelmann (GER) 125-10 (8-5) Held up, headway final 2f, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 8l behind Academy Reward (8-6) at Cologne 1m 1f hcp sft.
Brendan's Surprise 15-2 (9-0) Outpaced in rear, hard ridden and headway from over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Brave Chief (9-5) at Southwell 7f stk (7) fbs.
First Maite 10-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Brave Chief (9-5) at Southwell 7f stk (7) fbs.
Sonderborg 7-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway when edged left 1f out, switched left closed home, ran on, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Tipsy Lad (8-13) at W'hampton 7f stk (7) pol in Sept.
Formidable Will (FR) 6-1 (8-0) Held up, ridden and struggling final 3f, 8th of 10, 11l behind Bold Diktator (8-9) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp (5) frm in Aug.
House of Kaiser 20-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not much room just inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 4th of 12, 5l behind Le Soleil (9-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f stk (7) pol in Sept.
Noorain 5-1jt-fav (8-6) Soon led, ridden and hung left over 1f out, eased towards finish, won at Southwell 1m stk (7) fbs beating Star Fern (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Splodger Mac (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) In touch, led after 1f, ridden 2f out, kept on until headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 17, 3 1/2l behind Extra Cover (8-0) at Pontefract 1m sll hcp (6) gs in Sept.
