chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge 2f out, edged right, stayed on well
chased leaders, under pressure halfway, weakened over 1f out
led, driven and headed over 1f out, edged right, soon weakened
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, hard ridden, soon challenged, all out
behind, headway and not clear run over 1f out, eased final furlong
held up in touch, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched left to challenge, kept on same pace
went left start, mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
behind, headway halfway, chased winner over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never on terms
behind, headway approaching final furlong, soon not clear run, never on terms
Nonrunner
Just as difficult to solve as the first division of this handicap, with this time all but one of them having already won over this minimum trip, and this time HIGHLAND WARRIOR finds favour, with Select Committee perhaps next best. The latter goes on any ground, but tends to be best when it is quicker than today. He has a very good draw near the stands rail, which will help him in his bid to defy a lifetime high mark and score. Incomparable is 5lbs higher than his best win, but also has a good pitch here and is far from out of this, despite also wanting quicker ground ideally. Tournedos would eat this lot for breakfast if at his Listed winning best, but those days are long gone and he remains best watched for now. Sands Crooner would want quicker ground to be seen to best effect, but he has slipped to a very handy mark now, and he may well get involved at the business end of proceedings. Medici Time should go well on the ground and put up a good performance here first time out last season, so support would be interesting, though preference is for Highland Warrior. Paul Midgley's gelding dotted up at Musselburgh last time, and a 6lb rise does not look likely to stop him following up, the conditions again to his liking.
Incomparable 7-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, hard ridden and effort well over 1f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 4l behind Billy Red (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Time Medicean 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders stands side, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, 5th of 15, 6l behind Medicean Man (9-0) at Ripon 6f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Simple Rhythm 20-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out, eased, last of 8, 26l behind Print (8-13) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Medici Time 8-1 (8-10) Raced stands side, always in rear, last of 18, 15l behind Russian Spirit (9-2) at York 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Mullglen 11-1 (8-7) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 10, 9l behind Go Go Green (8-9) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Oct.
Select Committee 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside last, stayed on towards finish, held close home, won at Redcar 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct beating Hawkeyethenoo (8-1) by shd, 15 ran.
Tournedos (IRE) 40-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, soon outpaced, 9th of 11, 11l behind Bookiesindex Boy (9-0) at Southwell 5f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs in Mar.
Highland Warrior 7-2 (8-2) Behind, headway well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs beating Ingleby Star (8-12) by 5l, 11 ran.
Cutting Comments 4-1 (8-8) Always towards rear, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Visterre (9-1) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct '08.
Sands Crooner (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up, always towards rear, 9th of 13, 6l behind Caledonia Princess (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Absa Lutte (IRE) Evensfav (8-11) Soon held up in 4th, went 3rd over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, soon beaten, last of 6, 6l behind Lord Of The Reins (8-6) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
