chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out
chased leaders, 1 length down in 2nd before last, led soon after last, quickened clear
held up in mid-division, headway 6th, chased leaders 3 out, driven to chase winner before 2 out, weakened after last
behind, headway 5th, driven and weakened soon after 3 out
hit 2nd, prominent early, behind after 5th
not always fluent, led, about 3 length clear 2 out, 1 length ahead when mistake last, soon headed, no extra and lost 2nd near finish
always in rear, tailed off
chased leaders, driven along approaching 2 out, kept on well from last, went 2nd near finish
held up towards rear, headway into mid-division approaching 4 out, no impression from next
towards rear, mistake 5th, ridden and struggling 6th, hit 3 out
mistake 1st, in rear, some late moderate headway
chased leaders, mistake 3rd, behind from 5th, mistake next
AGENTE ROMANO is our call in a competitive opener that includes recent winners, Moment Present and Danetime Panther. Evan Williams' charge ran a creditable debut at Worcester and the formline was given a significant boost on Tuesday when that horse went on to score again. Moment Present has to concede two penalties having obliged twice at Huntingdon. His victory over Emerald Wilderness is one of the better lines of novice form this season. Danetime Panther was capable of handling some give in the ground when trained by Paul Cole. Nevertheless, that was an expensive failure recently at Southwell. Dream Of Fortune had ability on the level though the handicapper made life difficult for him. Civil Servant will be the benchmark that the handicapper will use for assessment purposes. Mister New York won four times on the level for Noel Chance and the Gold Cup winning handler switches his attentions to the winter game having seeming exhausted possibilities there. Sagunt should be fit from the flat and is watched in the market at the likely odds. A fair novice event for the time of year and Agente Romano warrants further investigation.
Moment Present (FR) 4-1 (11-10) Held up in 4th, not fluent 4th, chased winner after 3 out, soon ridden, beaten when hit 2 out, 2nd of 8, 12l behind Any Given Day (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jul.
Danetime Panther (IRE) 4-6fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, led after 3 out, ridden approaching last, headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, nk behind Ovthenight (10-10) at Southwell 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jul.
Dowlleh 22-1 (9-4) Steadied start, never a factor, last of 9, 16l behind Croeso Cusan (7-13) at Brighton 1m hcap (6) sft in Sep (flat).
Dream of Fortune (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 6th of 7, 16l behind Alazeyab (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun (flat).
Sagunt (GER) 25-1 (11-0) Always behind, 10th of 13, well behind Garrulous (11-0) at Taunton 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gf in Nov '07.
Vogarth 12-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, in rear from 2nd, ridden and struggling from 3 out, 6th of 7, well behind Sacrilege (10-11) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gs.
Agente Romano (USA) 13-2 (10-12) Always prominent, led approaching 2 out, headed flat, ran on, 2nd of 13, shd behind Mission Control (10-12) at Worcester 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in Jul.
Bombie Boy 50-1 (10-9) Mid-division, hampered 4th, headway approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out, bad mistake last, pulled up after, in a race won by Josephine Malines (10-7) at Cartmel 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gd in Jul, 9 ran.
Civil Servant 5-1 (10-9) Held up in touch, chased leaders 4 out, weakened from last, 4th of 8, 21l behind Night Cru (11-5) at Worcester 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Jul.
Hammer 20-1 (10-11) Prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, no impression approaching next, 4th of 13, 35l behind High Gales (11-0) at Stratford 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gd in Jul.
Monaadi (IRE) 150-1 (10-10) Mid-division, raced keenly, headway after 3rd, mistake 3 out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 25l behind Zafar (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Jul.
Oxus (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, headway under pressure 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 5l behind Desert Hawk (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Feb (flat).
Restless Swallow 100-1 (9-5) Held up, closer order over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 7th of 9, 26l behind Perfect Shot (8-12) at Chepstow 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun (flat).
Scotsbrook Cloud 100-1 (10-7) Mid-division, weakened 6f out, 10th of 13, well behind Grand Award (10-12) at Worcester 2m NH flat (5) gf in Jul.
Sir Billy Nick 150-1 (10-10) In rear, not fluent, mistake 4th, behind from 6th, 9th of 10, well behind Tenormore (10-5) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Jul.
Mister New York (USA) 16-1 (9-1) Raced far side, always in rear, last of 12, 35l behind Northern Jem (9-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jul (flat).
