slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, staying on when switched right again towards finish
soon outpaced, always behind
mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led 1f, with leader to over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on
chased leaders, lef over 1f out, driven out
slowly into stride, always towards rear
always towards rear
mid-division, soon hung right, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, not reached leaders
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
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Tommy Smith opened his account for new connections at Ponefract last month and has to be respected but lack of previous form on this surface is a major concern and preference is for Val de Maal, who gets the vote ahead of Labelled With Love. The last mentioned was all out to land a handicap on Lingfield's turf course last month and while clearly in form, faces no easy task off his new mark back on the Polytrack. Top weight Prince of Gold is held by the selection on running last time and of more interest may be Christine Dunnett's Kennington, who has been running with some consistency of late and is not badly treated on the pick of his form on the all-weather. Riquewihr is fairly treated on turf form and could be of interest, particularly if the market speaks in his favour. St Ivian has claims on the pick of his form but may ideally want further, while Old Bailey is probably better on the Fibresand. The vote then goes to Val de Maal, who has been running to a decent level of form, including over course and distance last time, and is taken to fulfill that promise.
Prince of Gold 11-2 (8-10) Dwelt, in rear, ridden over 2f out, ran wide into home straight and stayed on, 5th of 11, 3l behind Law Maker (8-7) at W'hampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Old Bailey (USA) 10-1 (9-0) Outpaced, always behind, 7th of 8, 7l behind Mytton's Bell (8-8) at W'hampton 6f sll (6) pol in Aug.
Kennington 16-1 (8-8) Raced stand's side, chased leaders, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Polar Force (8-11) at Yarmouth 5f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Riquewihr 16-1 (8-8) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 10l behind Green Manalishi (9-4) at Sandown 5f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Desert Opal 50-1 (8-1) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 20, 5l behind Sir Nod (8-7) at York 6f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Labelled With Love 7-2fav (9-3) Made all, led stands side group, stayed on gamely final furlong, ridden out, won at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) sft in Aug beating Radlett Lady (8-13) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
St Ivian 100-1 (8-13) Led, headed over 4f out, soon beaten, last of 14, 18l behind Kaymich Perfecto (8-11) at Redcar 1m stk 0-65 (5) gf in Aug.
Val de Maal (IRE) 11-2 (8-5) Tracked winner until ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd near finish, 4th of 11, 2l behind Law Maker (8-7) at W'hampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
