in touch, effort to join winner approaching final furlong, driven and unable to quicken near finish
tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
ridden to lead, driven and headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
prominent, ridden 4f out, edged left and weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, always in rear
held up in rear, improved 3f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, driven out
Dasheena, Kensington and Swift Cut are the trio to concentrate upon and we stick with Dasheena. Alan McCabe's charge is in rude health at the moment and she comprehensively disposed of "handicap good thing" Alto Vertigo at the track last week over this trip. Kensington isnt a frequent winner although the handicapper does at least appear to be giving the six-year-old a chance at the weights. The stable are sending out winners. Swift Cut was much too keen on his latest start although his turf form is relatively solid in comparison to others. Few could begrudge a victory for the veteran Paddywack but he doesn't always help himself by throwing in the odd tardy start. Run Free has been dropped a couple of pounds by the assessor and the confirmed front-runner is worth noting if the market speaks in his favour. Having considered the alternatives, it is difficult to oppose Dasheena and we shall not seek to do so.
Dasheena 17-2 (9-1) Outpaced, well behind, headway, wide over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, forged clear, won at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs beating Alto Vertigo (8-11) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Pauline's Prince 16-1 (8-12) In touch and keen, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 5l behind Kildare Sun (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct '06.
Swift Cut (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) Steadied start, always towards rear, never a factor, 11th of 14, 12l behind Smokin Joe (9-3) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Run Free 9-1 (8-13) Led, headed over 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 9, 7l behind Moment of Clarity (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (6) pol.
Imperial Sword 20-1 (9-0) Behind, soon ridden, never on terms, 16th of 19, 18l behind Memphis Man (9-3) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-65 (6) hvy in Oct.
Paddywack (IRE) 20-1 (8-0) Slowly into stride, outpaced, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 9, 4l behind Royal Challenge (9-1) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Kensington (IRE) 5-1 (8-4) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, never nearer, 5th of 9, 6l behind Regal Raider (8-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Far Seeking 12-1 (9-2) Always in rear, struggling over 2f out, 10th of 12, 9l behind Cabourg (8-9) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.