held up, came wide entering straight, soon ridden, never dangerous
slowly into stride, in rear, behind when swerved right 1f out, swerved left inside final furlong
steadied start and soon switched left, held up, headway well over 1f out, switched right 1f out, every chance well inside final furlong, ran on
mid-division on outside, headway over 4f out, challenged 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, driven along over 3f out, hung right over 1f out, stayed on same pace
keen early, prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, headway when hampered 1f out, soon drifted left, no impression on leaders
raced keenly with leader, led over 3f out, headed well inside final furlong, not quicken
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, steadied into mid-division 7f out, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Monsieur Dumas should go well if reproducing his recent Beverley second, however Allaire has a good draw from which to try and dominate from the front and he gets the narrow vote ahead of Cap St Jean. Today's selection is a fair leap in faith given that Allaire has not only shown limited ability, but also a suspect attitude before his races. He should appreciate this slight step up in trip and with JP Guilambert adept from the front, he is fancied to go well. Monsieur Dumas comes here on the back of a close second at Beverley (Cap St Jean in third) and he has been raised a solitary pound for that run, he is threatening to end his winless ten race streak. That pound pull in the weights may not be enough for Cap St Jean to reverse the placings although he didn't get the run of the race on that outing and could be capable of better. Botham has claims if building on a good recent effort when beaten a couple of lengths, whilst blinkers on for the first time mean that Clive Cox's Officer Material should be respected. Autograph Hunter is adept on this surface and as this handicap doesn't look much stronger than his recent claiming run, he could go well, however we will return to Allaire for the selection.
Monsieur Dumas (IRE) 15-2 (8-12) Held up, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 15, hd behind Grethel (8-5) at Beverley 1m stk 0-55 (6) gf in Sept.
Autograph Hunter 14-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Megalo Maniac (9-4) at W'hampton 7f clm (5) pol in Sept.
Cap St Jean (IRE) 3-1fav (8-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 15, 2l behind Grethel (8-5) at Beverley 1m stk 0-55 (6) gf in Sept.
Alonso de Guzman (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 9th of 10, 18l behind Pernomente (9-3) at Bath 5f 2yo mdn (5) gs.
Allaire 20-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden 3f out, soon beaten, 12th of 13, 19l behind Libre (9-4) at Chepstow 1m hcap (6) gf in Sept.
Officer Material (IRE) 22-1 (8-5) Behind and outpaced over 5f out, last of 12, 30l behind Tina's Ridge (8-7) at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Buds Dilemma 66-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 12, 7l behind House Maiden (8-7) at Chester 1m 2f mdn fll (4) gd in Sept.
Pagan Rose (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Pulled hard, close up, chased winner 4f out until over 1f out, 3rd of 4, 17l behind Grand Heights (8-12) at Leicester 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gf in Sept.
Botham (USA) 11-1 (9-0) Disputed lead, led briefly 2f out, chased winner until approaching final furlong, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 2l behind Papradon (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2f stk 0-55 (6) pol.
Pegasus Prince (USA) 12-1 (8-8) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 12, 2l behind Milson's Point (8-13) at Hamilton 1m 3yo hcp (6) gf in Sept.
Slavonic Lake 5-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on well to take 2nd near post, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Private Soldier (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Sept.
Gallows Hill (USA) 14-1 (8-8) Never better than mid-division, 11th of 17, 12l behind Myfrenchconnection (8-13) at Beverley 1m hcap (6) gf in Sept.
Silent Beauty (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon driven along towards rear, moderate late headway, 9th of 14, 6l behind Smash N'Grab (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (6) std.
