prominent, jumped left 1st, not fluent 4th, soon pushed along, lost place before next, soon weakened
held up and behind, headway after 3rd, joined leaders next, blundered 5th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division, jumped left 2nd, struggling before 5th, tailed off
prominent, pushed along after 5th, weakened after 3 out, jumped left last
soon prominent, pressed leader from 3rd, led and not fluent 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened
mid-division, jumped slowly 3rd, reminders and soon lost place, behind from next, tailed off
always prominent, bumped 1st, pushed along approaching 5th, one pace from 2 out
raced keenly, made most to 3 out, soon weakened
soon in rear, lost touch approaching 3rd, no chance when blundered badly last and rider lost irons
held up towards rear, bumped 2nd, headway approaching 5th, led on bit approaching 2 out, shaken up approaching last, kept on well
Devilfishpoker Com was an eyecatcher last time and he can win this, with Strathaird and Forever Autumn also worth considering. The selection chased home Mujamead last time out and a reproduction of that effort will make him tough to beat today. Strathaird could be the fly in the ointment as he won well last time out. However, that was a desperate race and he looks to have more on his plate this afternoon. His stablemate Attila's Peintre could also enter calculation on his racecourse debut, although the market should provide us with a guide to his chance. Forever Autumn does have ability but he is hard to fancy on this ground. It will be a surprise if any of the others are good enough and Devilfishpoker Com is put forward as the selection.
Forever Autumn 20-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, ridden approaching 9th, soon weakened, tailed off, 9th of 14, 37l behind Alfadora (11-1) at Plumpton 2m 5f cnd hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd.
Meantime (USA) 100-1 (10-12) Always behind, tailed off after 3 out, 15th of 16, well behind Capitalise (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f 3yo mdn hdl (4) gd in Nov '06.
Rainbow Prince 28-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden 4f out, no headway, 11th of 13, 33l behind Ful of Grace (8-7) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gs in Oct (Flat).
Devilfishpoker Com 7-2 (10-12) Keen, led after 2nd, headed 3 out, chased winner after, driven and stayed on flat, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Mujamead (10-6) at Leicester 2m sll hdl (5) gs.
Strathaird (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Held up behind, headway approaching 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, hard ridden from last, just held on, won at Wetherby 2m 3yo nov sll hdl (5) gf beating Bluto (10-12) by a hd, 14 ran.
Attila's Peintre 9-2 (8-7) Mid-division, driven and headway over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 4th of 13, 7l behind Mystified (9-8) at Catterick 2m sll (6) frm in Aug (Flat).
Dr Dream (IRE) 80-1 (10-5) Always towards rear, 6th of 12, 32l behind Art Professor (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f 3yo mdn hdl (4) gs.
Watch Out 100-1 (10-7) Always towards rear, no impression, 8th of 13, 42l behind Guardian of Truth (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f 3yo mdn hdl (4) gf in Oct.
Fire In Cairo (IRE) 13-2 (10-13) In touch, under pressure approaching 6th, soon weakened, tailed off, 7th of 13, 29l behind Amazing King (10-11) at Plumpton 2m nov clm hdl (5) gd.
Star In Our Eyes (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) Behind, tailed off after 4th and pulled up 2 out in race won by Its Moon (10-10) at Huntingdon 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) gf, 12 ran.
Taran Tregarth 66-1 (7-10) Held up in touch, weakened over 4f out, 11th of 13, 36l behind Young Scotton (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol (Flat).
