held up in rear, headway over 5f out, weakened 3f out, eased final furlong
soon led, headed after 1f, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken
held up, ridden and headway 3f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, headway over 6f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong
led early, held up mid-division, ridden and switched right and headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
always behind, eased final 2f
keen, chased leaders, led over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
led after 1f to over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
This is an interesting little affair, with Eastborough given as the choice ahead of Hiddensee and Kristensen. Eastborough likes it here and this is his level so, from what seems a reasonable Turf rating, expect a good run. If he can get back to the form of his Haydock second from a rating of 89 last September, Hiddensee would hold good claims, and first-time blinkers are tried on him in the hope to achieve that. Pawn Broker is a light of his former best, but anywhere near even the best of his 2004 efforts would make him a player today. Kristensen would rate as a big player based on form of a year ago, and is respected, while recent hurdling winner Pseudonym seems to have taken to his new training surroundings and is another to be granted plenty of respect. Based on his blinkered-first-time win when last seen on the Flat, Legally Fast can't be ruled out of things, but the bottom two are well out of the weights so are hard to fancy. This returns us to the selection, which is Eastborough.
Pawn Broker 50-1 (9-0) Chased leader to over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 20l behind Go Tech (8-10) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sept.
Hiddensee (USA) 16-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 9th of 11, 19l behind Bulwark (9-9) at Haydock 2m hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Eastborough (IRE) 100-1 (8-2) Pulled hard in rear, rapid headway on wide outside to join leaders 10f out, weakened quickly over 4f out, virtually pulled up final 3f, 26th of 29, well behind Baddam (9-2) at Royal Ascot 2m 4f hcp 0-95 (2) gf.
Kristensen 50-1 (7-13) Prominent, keen, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 16th of 17, 22l behind Admiral (8-1) at Chester 2m 3f hcap (2) gf in May.
Pseudonym (IRE) 4-1 (8-6) Held up, ridden over 4f out, headway and switched left over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Fuel Cell (10-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm (5) pol in Aug.
Legally Fast (USA) 3-1fav (9-2) Keen, led 1f, remained prominent, outpaced over 3f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, driven to lead near finish, won at Leicester 1m 4f clm (5) gf in Oct beating He's A Star (9-1) by a nk, 10 ran.
Delta Force 8-1 (8-0) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 6f out, one pace over 1f out, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Boulevin (7-12) at Chepstow 1m 4f app hcp (6) gs in May.
Top Trees 11-2 (8-11) Mid-division, some progress over 2f out, soon beaten, 9th of 12, 9l behind Ndola (8-11) at Kempton 1m 4f banded stk (7) pol in May.
