held up behind, headway over 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead narowly approaching final furlong, kept on, headed towards finish
held up mid-division, pushed along and weakened from 3f out
led, soon clear, pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden well over 2f out, headway over 1f out to chase leading pair, soon ridden, kept on to lead towards finish
slowly away, held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to take 4th inside final furlong, no impression
dwelt, held up in rear, ridden 4f out, soon struggling and tailed off
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
The weights favour Paktolos here and John Harris's charge is definitely feared, but with the yard hitting a flat spot we will take a chance on NEVADA DESERT. Richard Whittaker's string is in good shape and this 10-year-old is now on a career-low mark of 60. Although he has not won over this far he has rarely raced at the trip and was a staying-on winner over 10f last season, so there is hope. He might appreciate the drop back to this grade. Mongoose Alert is interesting after a decent run here last time in a maiden, while Talenti is proven over the trip and has to come into calculations if we are overlooking the likely favourite.
Free Tussy (ARG) 33-1 (9-4) Chased leading trio, wide on home turn 3f out and weakened soon after, tailed off, 12th of 13, well behind Dubai Crest (9-8) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Sep.
Paktolos (FR) 12-1 (9-5) Always behind, 12th of 13, 25l behind Dubai Bounty (8-9) at Chester 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.
Dunaskin (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside fial furlong, never on terms, 4th of 12, 6l behind Straversjoy (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Mongoose Alert (IRE) 15-2 (9-13) Dwelt, held up mid-division, progress 2f out, ridden to chase winner 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 12, nk behind Shut The Bar (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Talenti (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) In rear, plenty to do 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 15l behind Bramalea (10-13) at Ascot 1m 4f am hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Sep.
Nevada Desert (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 6l behind Casino Night (8-7) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Sep.
Nobbys Girl 100-1 (8-8) Started slowly, behind, headway on wide outside halfway, weakened 5f, soon in rear, tailed off, last of 11, 44l behind Lang Shining (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f clm stks (6) pol in Sep.
Babe Maccool (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, not trouble leaders, 9th of 12, 16l behind High Command (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Sep '06.