held up, in touch, led over 3f out, ridden clear 2f out, caught last strides
mid-division, headway on inside 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, one pace final furlong
always prominent, ridden to go 2nd over 2f out, ran on to lead last strides
held up, in touch, weakened well over 2f out
slowly into stride, behind, ridden 5f out, never near leaders
held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, weakened well over 1f out
prominent, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, ridden over 6f out, always behind, tailed off
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up, switched left over 3f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace
held up towards rear, some headway 7f out, weakened over 4f out, behind when hit rails over 3f out, tailed off
led, headed 5f out, weakened quickly, tailed off
This looks a fairly tight seller, with the vote going to Ezz Elkheil ahead of Regency Red, Tresor Secret and York Cliff. This is Distant Cousin's trip and level, although he has not shown his best here so far, but Ezz Elkheil is five pounds better off for the five lengths he finished behind Distant Cousin at Lingfield last time, but, with proven course form, we reckon he might come out better here. Course and distance winner Regency Red hails from a stable in form but needs to find a few pounds on ratings to win. It is a case of how the mighty have fallen for Tresor Secret, but he must be competitive at this level, while Internationalguest seems to have lost his way of late, but York Cliff generally performs with credit at this type of level and will have his supporters. However, we will stick with Ezz Elkheil.
Distant Cousin 3-1fav (9-1) Chased leaders, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 8l behind Arabian Moon (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 6f sll hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Regency Red (IRE) 7-2fav (9-2) Close up, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 5l behind Taragan (8-2) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Tresor Secret (FR) 33-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, losing place inside final 3f, weakened 2f out, 12th of 15, 22l behind Palamedes (9-12) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Bebe Factual (GER) (8-8) won at Munchen 1m stk in Oct beating Night Shuffle (8-8) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Ezz Elkheil 7-2 (9-8) Mid-division, headway to chase winner over 2f out, no chance over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Distant Cousin (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f sll (6) pol in Jun.
High Frequency (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) With leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 17, 7l behind Magic Merlin (8-12) at Chepstow 1m mdn stk (D) gf in May '04.
Internationalguest (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Prominent, tracked leader over 5f out to 3f out, weakened rapidly, 15th of 18, 27l behind Feed The Meter (9-2) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in May.
Second Pick (IRE) 66-1 (9-9) Always behind, 8th of 11, 47l behind Just Midas (11-0) at Worcester 2m sll hcp hdl 0-90 (G) gf in Aug '03 (N.Hunt).
Twentytwosilver (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Keen, ridden 2f out, not clear run, kept on one pace from 1f out, 7th of 18, 3 1/2l behind Forever My Lord (8-9) at Brighton 1m 4f sll hcp (6) gf.
York Cliff 7-1 (10-0) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on inner over 3f out, soon ridden, on pace final furlong, 6th of 13, 7l behind Ego Trip (9-8) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (5) gd.
Miss Tiddlypush 100-1 (8-13) Always behind, last of 9, well behind Rathor (8-10) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gf in Jul.
Xaara Doon (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakend., last of 11, 28l behind Strudel (8-9) at Nottingham 1m mdn aut stk (6) gs in Jul.
