chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
held up behind leaders, effort over 2f out, soon beaten
mid-division, driven halfway, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, had every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace
towards rear and soon driven along, some late headway but never near to challenge
towards rear, never dangerous
in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
always behind
in touch, led over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, kept on gamely final furlong
never better than mid-division
led, headed over 3f out and soon beaten
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
towards rear, effort over 2f out, no impression
Our principal three are Indian Wizard, Ten Shun and Tafilah, with the vote going to Indian Wizard. On certain formlines, many of these are fairly closely matched, including Ten Shun, Indian Wizard, Noble Edge and Tafilah, with Inaminute and Cool Isle looking held on recent efforts. Tracing those formlines leads us to favour Indian Wizard, who beat Ten Shun by a neck in a Lingfield Park mile seller two runs ago and who is now five pounds better off. Much as we feel that Ten Shun can go well over this shorter trip, we will side with Indian Wizard on the above basis. Interestingly, Chookie Windsor is five pounds better off for the just-over-a-length that the selection beat him at Musselburgh over seven furlongs in October, and now racing at a shorter trip than he ran over last time could help Chookie Windsor's cause today. Tafilah, who is generally consistent, is also respected, while Aysgarth Flyer, who is not an easy ride, is capable of going well. Finally, Inaminute had shown promise before disappointing behind Noble Edge last time, and first-time headgear might show Lady Palma Nova and Tolinis Girl in a better light but, for the selection, we will stick with Indian Wizard.
Aysgarth Flyer (IRE) 5-1 (8-0) Behind, ridden halfway, headway over 2f out, nearest finish, 4th of 8, 4l behind The City Kid (8-1) at Southwell 6f 2yo clm (4) fbs in Dec.
Indian Wizard (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Behind, ridden, effort over 1f out, not pace to reach leaders, 8th of 12, 5l behind Casablanca Minx (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Noble Edge 9-2 (9-4) In touch, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Crush On You (8-7) at Southwell 7f 3yo sll (6) fbs.
Ten Shun 9-2 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 11l behind Casablanca Minx (8-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo clm (6) pol.
Chookie Windsor 11-4fav (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, 6l behind Reveur (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Mytass 20-1 (8-12) Behind, ridden over 2f out, never nearer, 8th of 13, 12l behind Noble Edge (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo sll (6) pol in Dec.
Upthedowns (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Not much room after 1f, always towards rear, 11th of 13, 12l behind Grenane (9-3) at W'hampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Cool Isle 9-2fav (8-1) Mid-division, ridden and lost place over 3f out, no danger after, 5th of 12, 7l behind Ten Shun (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo sll (6) pol.
Grove Cherry (IRE) 5-1 (8-6) Always towards rear, 8th of 12, 12l behind Ten Shun (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo sll (6) pol.
Inaminute (IRE) 6-4fav (8-0) Rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 9, 5l behind Crush On You (8-7) at Southwell 7f 3yo sll (6) fbs.
Lady Palma Nova 14-1 (8-12) Held up, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 16l behind Mister Incredible (8-8) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (6) fbs.
Lily On A Hill 50-1 (7-7) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 22l behind Resplendent Prince (9-7) at Southwell 7f sll (6) fbs.
Tafilah 5-1 (8-4) In touch, hard ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, ran on to take 2nd final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Bollywood (9-7) at Lingfield 7f 3yo clm (6) pol.
Tolinis Girl 80-1 (8-6) Chased leaders far side group, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 20, 16l behind Skhilling Spirit (8-11) at Doncaster 6f 2yo aut (2) sft in Oct.