led early, led over 4f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on
took keen hold, tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out
outpaced throughout
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, no real headway final 2f
headway over 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, some headway again on inside well over 1f out, no impression
held up, never dangerous
in rear, never near leaders
always prominent, pressing winner over 2f out, soon ridden, no quicken inside final furlong
Most of these are well exposed and so we will side with Tembladora who does have scope for improvement, Crusader's Gold and Gift Aid may provide most danger. The John Hills trained filly improved on her debut run to finish a staying on fifth behind Cape at Nottingham. The winner has gone in again twice so the form looks fairly decent in the context of this event and she looks the best option. Crusader's Gold has shown a consistent level of form in maidens and handicaps. His experience here will stand him in good stead and he will be hard to keep out of the money. Gift Aid disappointed in his two previous all-weather efforts but he has claims on the pick of his turf efforts. The rest make very little appeal and so we return to the most likely winner and that is Tembladora.
Alistair John 50-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden and every chance when edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 17, 5l behind Crush On You (8-6) at Leicester 7f 3yo sll (6) gf in Sept.
Crusader's Gold (FR) 7-1 (8-3) Outpaced, headway over 1f out went slightly left inside final furlong, kept on, never troubled leaders, 7th of 12, 6l behind City For Conquest (9-2) at W'hampton 5f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Sept.
Dominello 50-1 (9-3) With leaders, weakened over 3f out, last of 9, 22l behind Spinning (9-3) at Redcar 7f mdn stk (5) gf in Sept.
Gift Aid 4-1 (9-3) Behind, driven over 2f out, never dangerous, 5th of 11, 9l behind Quintrell (8-12) at Lingfield 7f mdn stk (5) gd in Sept.
Millbrook Star (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Led, soon clear, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 45l behind Amwaal (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 3yo mdn (5) gs.
Canary Girl 80-1 (8-5) In touch, struggling over 3f out, soon beaten, 13th of 14, 32l behind By Storm (8-1) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo sll hcp (6) sft.
Kissi Kissi 50-1 (8-9) Held up, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous, 10th of 11, 17l behind Shumookh (9-3) at Nottingham 1m mdn aut stk (6) gd in Aug.
Tembladora (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Cape (9-0) at Nottingham 6f mdn fll (5) gd in Jun.