towards rear, soon chased along, effort over 3f, no impression
dwelt and towards rear, reminders halfway, headway over 1f, one pace final furlong
soon led, ridden over 2f, kept on gamely final furlong
tracked winner, ridden over 2f, headway and every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace
prominent, ridden along halfway, weakened over 2f
held up behind leaders, driven over 2f, weakened over 1f
prominent, ridden along halfway, soon beaten
outpaced and soon ridden along, driven over 2f, some late headway, never reach challenging position
BRIGYDON is the tentative pick in the contest ahead of Avertis and Crystal Crown. The pick for James Fanshawe returns here after a good looking third in a similar race last time. He stayed on well on that occasion so the step up to a mile here should suit. After being fitted with a tongue tie last time which saw an improved effort on the artificial surface at Wolverhampton Avertis has started to rediscover the form which saw back to back win on his first two career outings. If the tongue tie works again he has every chance racing off a mark lower than his last outing. Crystal Crown makes a handicap debut after finding life over longer trips a bit tricky. It could be that he finds his forte here and the market will tell us more. Ocean Legend has place claims after landing third place here on his penultimate start but he should be behind slection Brigydon.
Dado Mush 25-1 (9-0) Always rear division, last of 13, 16l behind Dan Chillingworth (9-0) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Oct.
Crystal Crown (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden and weakened 4f out, 8th of 10, 41l behind New Zealand (8-12) at Navan 1m 2f stk sft in Oct.
Avertis 16-1 (8-11) Tracked leader to 4f out, ridden and effort 2f out, stayed on one pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Stark Contrast (8-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Ocean Legend (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Prominent, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten, 10th of 11, 13l behind Wing Play (8-4) at Great Leighs 1m 3yo hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Mooted (UAE) 40-1 (9-2) Keen, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 10, 10l behind Phoenix Flight (9-3) at Great Leighs 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Brigydon (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Held up, headway over 1f, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 7l behind Elusive Warrior (8-12) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Oct.
Top Jaro (FR) 8-1 (9-10) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 8l behind Moves Goodenough (9-6) at Nottingham 1m app hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Classical Rhythm (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 18l behind Intabih (9-10) at Great Leighs 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Realt Na Mara (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven and soon weakened, 10th of 14, 12l behind Perfect Silence (9-3) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Oct.