led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened rapidly final furlong,
steadied start, towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
started slowly, settled towards rear, late headway and edged left over 1f out, never nearer
took keen hold, behind mid division, chased leaders 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, but no impression final furlong
prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, held on well under pressure, all out
chased leaders, effort 2f out, not quicken and one pace final furlong
tracked leader 3f, stayed prominent, ridden and weakened quickly well over 1f out
behind mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no progress
tracked leader after 3f, every chance 2f out, under pressure and weakened quickly over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up behind mid-division, headway on inner 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
in touch, ridden 3f out, kept on until weakened over 1f out
behind mid-division, headway to challenge over 1f out, pressed winner at every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish, just held
took keen hold in mid-division, chased leaders and effort over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
in touch, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
started slowly, settled in rear, no impression over 1f out, kept on final furlong nearest finish
always behind, in rear when eased final furlong, held off
Noah Jameel is bound to be popular with backers racing off just a 3lb higher mark than when successful at Kempton last time but it may be that Tony Newcombe's gelding is better on the Polytrack that on turf and preference is for Ryan's Future, who gets the vote ahead of Trysting Grove. The last mentioned has shown gradual improvement in recent starts on the Polytrack but the handicapper has taken note of that and he may now be a shade high in the weights so looks best watched. Ben Bacchus finally came good when landing a moderate classified stakes race at Kempton two starts ago and has been well held back in a handicap since then. Brastar Jelois remains well enough treated and will appreciate the cut in the ground so Reg Hollinshead's mare has to be respected and arguably has more solid claims than stable companion David's Cavalier, who is admittedly lightly raced. The vote though goes to Ryan's Future, who looks to have been given a really good chance by the handicapper and he is taken to make the most of what seems a favourable mark.
Icannshift (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Led after 2f, headed inside final furlong, weakened, 8th of 13, 3l behind Treetops Hotel (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcap (6) pol in Sept.
Brastar Jelois (FR) 9-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 11, 4l behind Hall of Fame (8-11) at Haydock 1m 3f 3yo & 4yo sll (4) sft in Sept.
David's Cavalier 16-1 (8-13) Chased leader, led 7f out, ridden 2f out, headed narrowly over 1f out, no extra near finish, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Skye But N Ben (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Apr.
Ryan's Future (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Held up in touch, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, switched to challenge approaching final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Bridgewater Boys (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f sll (6) pol in Jan.
Snake Skin 8-1 (9-5) Soon led, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 7l behind Little Carmela (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sept.
Noah Jameel 4-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to lead over 1f out, in command final furlong driven out, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcap (6) pol in Feb beating Wee Charlie Castle (9-1) by 1l, 11 ran.
Zain (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Little Bob (9-3) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) hvy in Nov.
Sir Rique (FR) (8-13) won at Machecoul 1m 4f stk gd in Oct '06 beating Play Poli (9-1) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
King of Connacht 33-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 5f out, soon beaten, 10th of 11, well behind Legend Erry (9-6) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.
General Flumpa 13-2 (11-3) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway well over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 6th of 17, 2l behind Terminate (11-3) at Warwick 1m 3f amt hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Oct.
Desert Hawk 12-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on over 1f out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Moment of Clarity (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Trysting Grove (IRE) 15-2 (8-7) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Jago (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
April The Second 100-1 (8-12) Ridden in rear 3f out, always behind, 12th of 13, 16l behind Walking Talking (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Jun.
Ben Bacchus (IRE) 13-8fav (9-1) In touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 3rd of 10, 8l behind Nimello (9-2) at Southwell 1m 4f app hcp (6) fbs.
Top Seed (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Behind, struggling 4f out, 6th of 7, 6l behind King's Ransom (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Orphina (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Always in rear, 9th of 11, 15l behind Chunky's Choice (9-3) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Sept.
Personify 12-1 (8-9) Held up, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling, 6th of 7, 7l behind Machinate (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (6) pol in Jan.
