mid-division, lost place over 3f out, beaten when hung left over 1f out
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, ridden over 1f out, every chance final furlong, no extra close home
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, one pace
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always in rear
mid-division, effort and headway over 1f out, one pace
tracked leaders, edged right and led inside final furlong, kept on
towards rear, ridden 3f out, no impression
mid-division, some headway over 2f out, faded over 1f out
Withdrawn
It is hard to weight up the claims of Ballinteni after just the one start and such a long absence so Godolphin's colt may, along with the reappearing Alpine Reel, be best watched and preference is for Country Escape. Chris Wall's filly has gone up 9lbs for her narrow success at Warwick last time but she remains unexposed, handles the all-weather and could improve again to follow up here. Bomber Command is becoming frustrating, while Merrymadcap is fully exposed now. The Barry Hills-trained Uno looks a shade high in the weights at present, while Apres Ski has taken another hike in the weights and preference is for the progressive Country Escape.
Ballinteni 5-1 (9-0) Soon tracking leaders, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Doncaster 7f 2yo mdn (D3) gs in Oct '04 beating Full of Zest (8-9) by 2 1/2l, 13 ran.
Alpine Reel (IRE) 7-2co-fav (9-4) Slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, driven along on outside over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Windsor 1m stk 0-70 (5) gf in Jun '05 beating Another Faux Pas (9-1) by 2l, 7 ran.
Bomber Command (USA) 22-1 (8-9) With leaders, led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 16, 11l behind Queen's Best (8-12) at Ascot 1m 3yo hcp (4) sft in Sept.
Trifti 5-1co-fav (9-4) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 13l behind Air Biscuit (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Merrymadcap (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Held up and raced wide, ridden and hung right from 2f out, stayed on one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 8, 3l behind Coalpark (8-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sept.
Country Escape 9-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, led approaching 1f out, kept on, won at Warwick 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Sept beating Pommes Frites (9-6) by a nk, 15 ran.
Uno 5-1 (8-8) Keen, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Abbey Cat (8-5) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Sept.
Apres Ski (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) Started very slowly, driven and headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on to lead post, won at Lingfield 1m hcap (5) pol in Sept beating Titus Lumpus (8-7) by a shd, 12 ran.