close up until halfway
close up, went 2nd on bridle 3f out, shaken up to lead 1f out, ridden out
led, headed 1f out, no extra
held up, ridden over 4f out, weakened 2f out
keen, chased leader until 3f out, soon one pace
held up, headway on outer 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
raced wide, always in rear, weakened halfway
held up, reminded over 7f out, behind final 5f
Salute has an obvious chance at the weights on the pick of his form but is difficult to recommend on recent evidence and may be best watched in a contest that is taken to go to Danelor, who is preferred to Kylkenny and Mi Odds. The last mentioned is a gallant nine-year-old, who bounced back to winning ways over course and distance two weeks ago when landing another claimer and beating both Danelor and Kylkenny in the process. All three that contested that event have to be respected but the selection is much better treated at the revised weights and a reproduction of that latest effort should see Richard Fahey's runners come out on top. Daring Affair and Romil Star are closely matched on their running in another claimer over a furlong further here last month and also have to be respected along with Stolen Song but Danelor holds solid claims at the weights and he gets the vote.
Salute (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Led over 1f, prominent until weakened over 2f out, 9th of 12, 6l behind Pass The Port (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Kylkenny 5-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Mi Odds (8-10) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Danelor (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Led, ridden 2f out, headed near finish, 2nd of 13, nk behind Mi Odds (8-10) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Mi Odds 7-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 8l behind Western Roots (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Daring Affair 11-2 (9-6) Held up in touch, driven and headway over 3f out, switched right over 2f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Romil Star (8-8) at Southwell 1m 4f clm (6) fbs in Nov.
Padre Nostro (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Behind final 5f, 10th of 12, 9l behind Gem Bien (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol.
Romil Star (GER) 20-1 (8-12) Close up, chased leader 10f out, ridden and led over 4f out, headed 2f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Trance (9-10) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Stolen Song 25-1 (8-4) Held up, ridden over 3f out, headway and hampered over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Sun Hill (9-0) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) fbs in Nov.