held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, never trouble leaders
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, soon led, headed and no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, switched right over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on near finish
led, headed after 2f, led again 11f out, ridden and headed 5f out, weakened 3f out
held up in touch, headway to lead 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, chased leader 10f out, led 5f out, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened final furlong
keen, led after 2f, headed 11f out, ridden and lost place over 5f out
A very tricky long distance handicap that may fall to Tedstale, Spitting Image and Bank On Benny look to be the main dangers. Kevin Ryan's seven-year-old appeared to find the twelve furlong trip at Wolverhampton last time a bit on the short side and is better judged on his previous run when staying on well to beat Missie Baileys over a mile and six. If that effort is anything to go by today's distance shouldn't be a problem. Spitting Image made a winning start when moved to Mark Johnston and has put in two decent efforts since, a place looks on the cards. Meanwhile Bank On Benny cannot easily be discounted following an excellent second behind Reggie Rhythm last time. He's A Star may prove best of the others, but Tedstale is the one that gets our sporting vote.
Tedstale (USA) 5-1 (9-3) Held up, headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 12, 5l behind Tranquilizer (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 4f clm (6) pol.
Sun Hill 11-2 (9-1) Held up in touch, ridden over 4f out, led 2f out, hung left and headed over 1f out, no extra, 6th of 9, 13l behind Heathyards Pride (9-6) at Southwell 1m 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.
Spitting Image (IRE) 9-4fav (9-7) In touch, ridden over 6f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 13, 7l behind Piper General (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 6f app hcp (6) pol.
Saffron Fox 7-1 (11-4) Tracked leader to 5f out, weakened 3f out, 10th of 12, 14l behind Cayman Calypso (9-12) at Lingfield 2m amt hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Bank On Benny 5-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 2f out, edged left and kept on inside final furlong to go second toward finish, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Reggae Rhythm (9-6) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Woodford Consult 16-1 (8-4) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Woolstone Boy (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Oct.
He's A Star 7-1 (8-3) Held up in touch, ridden 4f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 11l behind Trance (9-10) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Red Sun 16-1 (10-10) Soon disputed lead, headed halfway, weakened from 5f out, 8th of 10, 30l behind Clara Allen (11-4) at Cork 1m 6f ldy hcp 0-70 gf in Sept.
