behind, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous
towards rear, switched left 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on not reach leaders
dwelt, behind, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
led early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, pushed along halfway, weakened 3f out, behind when hung left over 1f out
soon chasing leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
soon led, pushed along over 2f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on
mid-division until weakened over 3f out
Didn't Tell My Wife is the pick in a wide open contest, Sugitani and Layed Back Rocky are two of many dangers. The selection is steadily coming back to form, running an excellent fourth behind Time To Regret at Nottingham earlier this month. He only went down by a length and a repeat of that effort here on the all-weather should be good enough. Sugitani was well beaten over hurdles recently but had previously finished an excellent second at Yarmouth, a big run can be expected today. Meanwhile Layed Back Rocky has to be given every respect off his low mark. He has gone well at Wolverhampton in the past and as he is lightly raced is open to plenty of improvement. Cape Venus and Ragasah are also capable of being involved in the finish, but our speculative choice is Didn't Tell My Wife.
Spitfire Bob (USA) 28-1 (8-9) Behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside last, all out, won at Southwell 1m sll (6) std beating Pending (9-6) by a nk, 13 ran.
Harare 50-1 (8-6) Led to 6f out, led again 3f out, soon ridden, jockey dropped whip, headed well inside final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Qualitair Wings (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Didnt Tell My Wife 14-1 (8-8) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, stayed on final 2f, 4th of 16, 2l behind Time To Regret (8-6) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-60 (6) hvy.
Hows That 33-1 (8-6) Led, headed over 4f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 10l behind Bird Over (9-4) at Southwell 6f 3yo fll hcp (5) fbs in Apr.
Shaheer (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 13, 7l behind Qualitair Wings (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Quiet Reading (USA) 9-1 (11-2) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 9l behind Colemanstown (11-3) at Southwell 1m amt hcp (6) fbs in Apr.
Crux 33-1 (8-5) Always behind, 11th of 19, 8l behind Out of India (8-8) at Redcar 7f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Oct.
Cape Venus (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Danger Zone (9-0) at Folkestone 7f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Sugitani (USA) 9-2 (8-12) Held up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong but no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Three Boars (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo sll (6) gf in Jul.
Active Account (USA) 66-1 (10-2) Always behind, 9th of 13, 35l behind Our Choice (10-12) at W'hampton 1m 6f amt hcp (6) pol.
Layed Back Rocky 66-1 (9-0) Led after 3f, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 17, 8l behind Mystical Ayr (8-1) at Ayr 1m 3yo hcp (6) sft in Sept.
Feast of Romance 14-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 17l behind Witchcraft (8-9) at Southwell 1m stk (7) fbs.
Ragasah 4-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2l behind Colloseum (8-9) at W'hampton 7f stk (7) pol in Oct.
Bold Maggie 33-1 (8-9) In touch until weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 15l behind Magic Amour (8-8) at W'hampton 6f stk (7) pol.
