held up and behind, headway on outside 4f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, went 2nd 4f out, led 3f out, 3 lengths clear 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven out
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakening when hampered on inside well over 2f out
mid-division, headway over 3f out, no impression over 2f out, eased over 1f out
reminders soon after start, in rear, stayed on one pace inside final 2f, never dangerous
led after 1f, headed 10f out, chased leader until 4f out, ridden and weakened well over 2f out
mid-division on outside, ridden 7f out, weakened 4f out
in touch, dropped in midfield after 4f, behind final 5f
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase winner 2f out, ran on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, on and off bridle, effort on outside 2f out, no impression on leaders
in rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 2f out, no impression on leaders
led 1f, led 10f out, headed 3f out, outpaced by leading pair well over 1f out
prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakening when hampered 3f out
Salute, Drizzi and Prince Golan are the shortlisted trio here, with Salute set to come out on top. Drizzi has taken a seller a couple of months ago and shaped well to take third in an apprentice claimer last time. He is receiving weight from his principal opponents here and looks sure to play a part. Prince Golan has slipped down the ladder with great speed, having been a Dante contender in May, he has been very disappointing in his last two handicap starts. He takes a big drop in grade here but needs to show more to prove he can resume winning ways. Salute won on his last attempt in this class at Warwick in September. he has run with credit without winning since in handicaps and looks the most reliable runner in the field. Salute can take advantage of being dropped to this level once more and can receive a warm greeting in the winners' enclosure.
Polygonal (FR) 25-1 (8-4) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 9th of 16, 10l behind Consular (8-8) at Haydock 1m 4f hcap (2) gf in Jul '06.
Salute (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Prominent, went 2nd over 6f out, led 3f out, headed well over 1f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 1l behind Boz (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Airedale Lad (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Towards rear, some late headway, never reached challenging position, 9th of 16, 6l behind Bond Diamond (9-6) at Beverley 1m sll (5) gf in Apr.
Sualda (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) In touch, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 25l behind Heathyards Pride (9-4) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) frm in Aug.
Just Superb 25-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway to track leaders 9f out, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed over 2f out and soon weakened, 8th of 13, 11l behind Dream River (9-2) at W'hampton 2m 1f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Jan.
Monsheramie (IRE) 10-1 (8-0) Prominent, 4th halfway, led briefly 4f out, headed and no extra entering straight, 8th of 14, 19l behind Monahullan Prince (9-1) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp 0-60 gf in Jul '06.
Mysterious World (IRE) 66-1 (8-13) Always rear, 9th of 10, 10l behind Master At Arms (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Prince Golan (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden over 4f out, never on terms, 6th of 7, 18l behind Cushat Law (8-2) at Thirsk 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Drizzi (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, headway to chase leading pair inside final 3f, one pace and no impression final 2f, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Nawamees (9-10) at W'hampton 1m 4f app clm (6) pol in Oct.
Zaffeu 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden along over 3f out, some late headway, never near to challenge, 6th of 11, 9l behind Merrymaker (10-0) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Flash Harry 20-1 (8-1) Tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 7th over 2f out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 11l behind Windbeneathmywings (9-2) at Tramore 1m 4f hcp 0-75 hvy in Aug.
The Diamond Bond 5-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, no impression, 6th of 9, 7l behind Ashwell Rose (9-4) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gf in Nov.
Slip Silver 33-1 (8-5) Led, pushed along over 6f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 12, 13l behind Veloso (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 4f sll (6) pol in Nov.