Indian Creak won a lower grade sprint over track and trip recently and beat Love Powerful here last year. Salisbury winner Be Prepared is also upped in class while Top Breeze landed a lowly Class 6 contest on the all-weather last time. But ZIM BABY (NAP) has gone close in this grade the last twice and should handle today’s going. She gets the vote to go one better today while Ishvara went close over 5f in heavy going at Leicester last autumn but is not the most consistent.
Zim Baby 11-8fav (9-7) Midfield, headway to chase leaders travelling strongly 2f out, ridden and close up over 1f out, pressed leader throughout final furlong but could not get on terms, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Dave Dexter (8-13) at Catterick 5f hcp (3) gs in May.
Indian Creak (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Held up, headway out wide over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gd in May beating A Sure Welcome (9-6) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Top Breeze (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Reluctant to load, towards rear on inner, pushed along 2f out, headway over 1f out, joined leader inside final furlong, edged clear, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Jun beating Araifjan (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Concierge (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Off the pace in last trio on rail, hung left and kept on final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 7, 3l behind Edraak (9-12) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Ishvara 40-1 (8-13) Chased leaders near side of group, weakened final 2f, 10th of 11, 24 3/4l behind King's Lynn (9-4) at Haydock 5f lst stks (1) gs in May.
Love Powerful (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up, driven along and effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra close home, 6th of 14, 8 3/4l behind Amarillo Star (9-6) at Goodwood 6f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Be Prepared 6-5fav (10-0) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, held but kept on inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Under Curfew (8-9) at Goodwood 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Green Power 50-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, struggling 3f out, well beaten final 2f, last of 9, 15 1/2l behind Able Kane (9-2) at Leicester 6f hcp (4) gs in May.
