chased leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on inside final furlong
held up, outpaced halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, hung right and led inside final furlong
dwelt, soon in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed, kept on inside final furlong
soon ridden in rear, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
chased leader, ridden half way, weakening when hampered over 1f out
went freely to post, held up, outpaced after 2f, headway under pressure over 1f out, one pace final furlong
prominent until halfway
led over 3f, ridden and kept on
chased leaders until halfway
prominent, ridden halfway, one pace from over 1f out
prominent over 3f
Again most of the field are out of the handicap, and preference is for Is It Time who can finally get off the mark; Jojesse and Phinerine are two dangers. The selection is less exposed than a lot of the field and has run well in defeat previously. His run behind Fast Freddie looks solid and he is sure to start a shorter price this afternoon. The handicapper has raised him a couple of pounds but he should still go well. Phinerine ran well in a first-time eye-shield last time out, and retains those aids today; he and the selection are closely linked on a form line through Fast Freddie. Mujart and She's Our Beauty are not without a chance, although both need to prove their effectiveness on this surface. Jojesse will appreciate the drop in trip, whilst Dunn Deal could steal a place at a price. Again another open race, and Is It Time is a tentative selection.
Phinerine 16-1 (9-2) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Mister Elegant (9-0) at Southwell 6f sll (6) pol.
Is It Time (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 1l behind Fast Freddie (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol.
The Geester 33-1 (8-4) Dwelt, in rear stand's side group, never troubled leaders, 8th of 13, 10l behind Baybshambles (8-13) at Catterick 5f app hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Jojesse 7-1 (9-0) Towards rear, never dangerous, 12th of 13, 12l behind Fast Freddie (8-9) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Nov.
Mujart 80-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, raced towards stand side, held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 30l behind Torquemada (9-4) at Leicester 7f hcap (5) gf in Sept.
She's Our Beauty (IRE) 20-1 (8-1) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 6l behind Spirit of Coniston (8-10) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Oct.
Dunn Deal (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 10l behind Mister Elegant (9-0) at Southwell 6f sll (6) pol.
Diamond Josh 66-1 (7-11) Saddle slipped start, led after 1f, headed 3f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 9, 14l behind Royal Challenge (9-1) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Creme Brulee 66-1 (8-1) Led, headed over 2f out, soon beaten, 12th of 13, 10l behind Monashee Prince (8-8) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Percy Douglas 66-1 (8-12) Chased leaders 3f, last of 11, 15l behind Spirit of Coniston (8-4) at Southwell 5f clm (6) fbs in Feb.
College Queen 33-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden to challenge and hung left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 4l behind Grand View (9-0) at Lingfield 6f stk (7) pol in Mar.
Our Archie 50-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final 2f, 7th of 13, 5l behind Music Box Express (9-3) at W'hampton 5f mdn stk (5) pol.
Desert Dust 16-1 (9-9) Chased leaders stand's side group, weakened well over 1f out, 16th of 17, 11l behind The History Man (10-7) at Ayr 5f amt hcp (6) gd in Jul.
