soon pushed along in rear, never nearer
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
towards rear, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
slowly away, always in rear
tracked leader until ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
soon in rear and pushed along
keen led, clear over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out
dwelt, raced wide, headway 3f out, ridden to chase easy winner 1f out, kept on, no chance
tracked leader, led 2f out, soon clear, comfortable
in touch, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, not pace to challenge
towards rear, never nearer
in touch, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
Considering that he ran well from a 10lb higher mark at Hamilton in September, PLENTY O'TOOLE may prove good enough to win this amateurs' contest. The return to a mile won't do any harm and he handled this surface well enough last time when looking short of the pace for 7f, and we will chance him. Castle Myth is feared as a course and distance winner who ran well from this mark over slightly shorter here last time, though the stats suggest he will need to produce a career-best to score. Angelina Ballerina is another to consider after her seller win at Leicester over this distance, while money for either We'll Deal Again or Tasza may well prove to be significant. (Jonathan Doidge)
Castle Myth (USA) 11-2fav (9-5) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 13, 1l behind It's A Mans World (8-0) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Dudley Docker (IRE) 25-1 (9-13) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, never on terms, 6th of 10, 13l behind Desert Vision (10-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f am hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Know No Fear 18-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 11, 5l behind Conry (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Daniel Thomas (IRE) 25-1 (9-13) Slowly into stride, raced wide, always behind, 12th of 13, 21l behind Hurricane Thomas (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 2f ladies hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Oct.
We'll Deal Again 9-4fav (9-3) Ridden leaving stalls and soon led, hung right over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon edged right, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Senate Majority (9-3) at Southwell 6f mdn stks (5) fbs.
Ivestar (IRE) 28-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, held up, always towards rear, 9th of 11, 12l behind Pipers Piping (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-62 (6) pol.
Tasza (USA) 33-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear and keen on outer, headway over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 11, 9l behind Flipping (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) hvy.
Plenty O'toole 10-3 (9-3) Led, headed narrowly over 4f out, chased winner, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 10l behind Land And Sea (8-12) at Southwell 7f 3yo mdn stks (5) fbs.
Nevada Desert (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, took keen hold, not clear run over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, 14th of 18, 16l behind Bourne (9-8) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Oct.
Ubenkor (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, ridden and soon every chance, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 5l behind Watch Chain (9-4) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Bentley 20-1 (8-13) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Sir Ike (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol.
Angelena Ballerina (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Close up and keen, soon mid-division, weakened 2f out, 11th of 13, 10l behind Blue Moon (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Kielty's Folly 7-1 (8-10) Never better than mid-division, 6th of 10, 6l behind Croeso Cusan (8-11) at Warwick 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun.
Adam De Beaulieu (USA) 7-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held near finish, 3rd of 12, hd behind Final Salute (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
