chased leaders, ridden when not much room 2f out, soon weakened
held up, headway and not much room over 2f out, edged left and weakened over 1f out
steadied and switched left start, held up, headway over 2f out, led 1f out, ridden out
prominent, ridden 4f out, weakening when not much room over 2f out
led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra towards finish
always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden and edged left 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
in touch, ridden when not much room over 2f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, ridden when switched left and headway over 1f out, ran on towards finish
There are quite a number that can have a case built for them here, but we will give the vote to Danzare. Lightly raced, Danzare has to be given some thought, having proven he acts here and coming into this on the back of a Windsor selling win. Barons Spy looks fairly weighted for his all-weather debut, while course winner Magic Warrior has been off for two months since his latest win, which was his third in a row and for which he has been raised four pounds. However, he still has to be considered. Western Roots was running well here early in the year off a higher mark so has to be considered on that basis. Colonel Bilko is on a competitive mark if in a going mood, and Lawaaheb, who is not far above a winning mark, should be fit enough to do himself justice after two recent runs. Baby Barry has gone well here in the past from today's mark, as has We'll Meet Again, so they cannot be ruled out, while the well-bred and lightly-raced Artful Whisper is bred to go on dirt and might improve for it. Risk Free invariably runs his race on this surface, so might bag some place money, while Sriology comes here out of form, as does Charnock Bates One, who is well-weighted on form of 17 months ago. However, a more reliable option for today might be Danzare, who gets the vote.
Barons Spy (IRE) 50-1 (8-5) Raced centre, held up in touch, every chance and ridden over 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 18, 4l behind Sweet Emily (8-5) at Leicester 7f app hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Magic Warrior 9-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders, led inside final furlong, pushed out, comfortably, won at Lingfield 1m 2f stk (7) pol in Sept beating Pharaoh Prince (9-5) by a nk, 14 ran.
Western Roots 33-1 (8-8) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on final 2f, no impression, 5th of 13, 5l behind Ballyhurry (9-4) at Musselburgh 1m 1f clm (5) gd in Sept.
Fortiszamo 33-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 13, 15l behind Burhaan (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Danzare 4-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, ran on well to lead 1f out, ridden out, won at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo sll (5) gd in Oct beating Grandma's Girl (8-9) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Colonel Bilko (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Pella (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Lawaaheb (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Held up, never near leaders, 9th of 15, 10l behind Amwell Brave (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Baby Barry 5-1jt-fav (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, led 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 16, nk behind Jordans Spark (8-7) at Newcastle 1m clm hcap (6) sft in Oct.
We'll Meet Again 5-1 (9-8) Made most until ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 8l behind Band (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Artful Whisper (USA) 8-1 (8-9) Led, headed over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 15, 13l behind Sunshine On Me (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f stk 0-60 (6) gf in Aug.
Risk Free 6-1 (8-8) Behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Queenstown (8-10) at Southwell 1m hcp (F4) fbs in Feb.
Sriology (IRE) 16-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride and towards rear, driven halfway, ridden over 2f out, some late headway but never near to challenge, 8th of 16, 7l behind Time To Regret (8-6) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-60 (6) hvy.
Charnock Bates One (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, beaten final furlong, 12th of 16, 12l behind Cleaver (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct.
