dwelt, held up, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, led well over 1f out, ridden, edged right, ran on final furlong, readily
prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
keen, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
held up in rear, ridden, headway over 1f out, hung left, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace
held up in touch, lost place well over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden, kept on final furlong
held up, soon pushed along, reminders halfway, never dangerous
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, hung left, weakened 2f out
prominent, led 2f out, soon headed, ridden, weakened inside final furlong
led 6f, ridden, weakened over 1f out
Strikeen is of interest on his handicap debut and is just prefered to recent winner Shouldntbethere and Global Traffic. The Terry Mills trained cold has shown plenty of promise in three races to date having only been beaten a total of eight lengths. This doesn't look the strongest of races and he can go close despite top-weight. Shouldntbethere hit winning form in a class six event at Wolverhampton, just getting the better of Emergency Services. A repeat of that effort should see him involved in the finish. Global Traffic was also in that Wolverhampton contest and should get a lot closer to the winner on today's terms. The pick of the others could be Nicado, but we return to Strikeen as the most likely winner.
Strikeen (IRE) 5-6fav (9-3) Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken, 4th of 12, 2l behind Wait For The Light (9-3) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Oct.
Chasing Memories (IRE) 9-2 (8-4) Prominent, every chance over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 1l behind Giant Slalom (8-6) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) pol.
Nicada (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, last of 7, 7l behind Fares (8-12) at W'hampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Shouldntbethere (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Dwelt, headway 4f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, ran on, won at Southwell 1m 2yo clm (6) fbs beating Emergency Services (8-5) by a nk, 12 ran.
My Mirasol 200-1 (7-12) Slowly into stride, always behind far side, 20th of 24, 18l behind Danum Dancer (8-3) at Redcar 6f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in Sept.
Virginia Reel 20-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 14, 16l behind Dalvina (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
Global Traffic 5-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on, no impression inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Emergency Services (8-12) at Windsor 1m 2yo sll (5) gs in Oct.
Spinning Game 66-1 (7-12) Chased leaders, losing place when not much room over 3f out, soon behind, 8th of 10, 11l behind My Secrets (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.