led, ridden and headed over 3f out, kept on until weakened inside final furlong
always rear, weakened over 3f out, well behind over 2f out
behind mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden and effort and hanging badly left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, steady headway over 3f out, ridden to lead 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, driven out
raced keenly, tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong
in touch, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous
steadied start, held up towards rear, headway and hanging left over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to take 2nd close home, not troubled winner
There is no obvious pacemaker here, but SPECTAIT might actually be able to set the gallop and still hold them all off to complete a hat-trick. Back-to-back wins over a furlong shorter here are evidence enough that Jonjo O'Neill's gelding is back to form. Raised 3lb for his latest success, he looks capable of finding enough to win, especially over this trip. Dream Of Fortune is up 4lbs for winning here last time and he is in good, consistent form. He is 5lbs better off with Spectait for being beaten two-and-a-half lengths here when they last met and has an opportunity to bridge that gap tonight. Pevensey needs further than this to be at his best, but Tourist can probably find some improvement now tried over this far for the first time. Capable Guest would have a chance at his best but looks badly out of sorts at present and we prefer the claims of Spectait.
Tamimi's History 50-1 (9-1) Behind, pushed along 3f out, some late headway, never nearer, 12th of 20, 13l behind Presvis (9-1) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Sept.
Pevensey (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leader to over 9f out, stayed mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not quite pace to challenge, 4th of 8, 3/4l behind Evident Pride (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Jan.
Capable Guest (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, no chance final 2f, 11th of 12, 16l behind dhtrs Nanton (8-7) & Suits Me (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Nov.
Spectait 11-4jt-fav (9-5) Pushed along briefly leaving stalls, held up in touch, hung left and led by final furlong, driven out, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan beating Hyde Lea Flyer (8-8) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Hustle (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Sweating, held up last, reminders halfway, struggling well before straight, tailed off, last of 9, 44l behind Amanjena (8-7) at Ascot 1m 2f stk 0-90 (3) gf in Sept.
Kingsdale Orion (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f, one pace final furlong, 9th of 21, 3l behind Misphire (8-12) at Doncaster 7f app hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Dream of Fortune (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb beating Templetuohy Max (8-6) by a nk, 7 ran.
Tourist 15-2 (9-2) Keen in rear, headway 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Stand Guard (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Feb.