mid-division, headway over 4f out, outpaced 3f out, stayed on final furlong
prominent, lost place over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
in touch, lost place 8f out, ridden over 6f out, headway over 4f out, weakened 3f out
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed from over 1f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, held up and pulled hard, headway after 3f, led over 8f out, headed 4f out, ridden to lead again 2f out to 1f out, no extra close home
always behind
mid-division, ridden over 6f out, soon weakened
in touch, headway over 5f out, led 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, led again 1f out, all out
led, headed over 8f out, weakened over 3f out
keen, tracked leaders, lost place over 4f out, behind when hampered well over 3f out, kept on final furlong
always towards rear
held up, headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Linden Lime, Eastborough and Desert Island Disc are the leading lights in this handicap and the vote is given to Desert Island Disc. The selection won well at Bath last time when beating Simonda and although this mare is now 9-years-old, she is showing no signs of deterioration and she does go well on this track. Linden Lime should give our selection the most to think about as she scored impressively last time at Kempton. However, that was a weak race and she has more on her plate this evening. Eastborough was finishing strongly at Pontefract last time when second behind Thorny Mandate so the step-up in trip will suit and he might be capable of claiming some place money. Archduke Ferdinand was a good second behind Velvet Heights on his seasonal reappearance last month and there may be more to come from him tonight. However, for the winner we will stick with Desert Island Disc.
Archduke Ferdinand (FR) 14-1 (9-9) Mid-division, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden and no extra and headed over 1f out, not pace of winner, 2nd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Velvet Heights (9-2) at Kempton 2m hcap (4) pol in Apr.
Salute (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders to over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 14, 15l behind Velvet Heights (9-2) at Kempton 2m hcap (4) pol in Apr.
Desert Island Disc 20-1 (8-1) Held up, ridden 3f out, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Bath 1m 4f fll hcp (4) gf beating Simonda (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Eastborough (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway when not much room over 1f out, ran on to chase winner final furlong, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Thorny Mandate (8-8) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcap (5) gf.
Blue Away (IRE) 13-2 (9-11) Held up, always towards rear, 8th of 11, 18l behind Trew Style (9-0) at Folkestone 1m 7f hcap (5) gf in Apr.
Maystock 25-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 14, 13l behind Velvet Heights (9-2) at Kempton 2m hcap (4) pol in Apr.
Frontlinefinancier 10-3fav (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden 5f out, switched left over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Aristi (8-11) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Linden Lime 7-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, steady headway on wide outside over 5f out, went 2nd 4f out, led over 2f out, stayed on well, won at Kempton 2m hcap (5) pol beating Dovedon Hero (9-8) by 2l, 12 ran.
