tracked leader, led over 5f out, headed over 4f out, led again 3f out, ridden, headed inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders, keen, steady to mid-division over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
raced wide throughout, held up, headway 2f out, pushed along, weakened final furlong
led, headed over 5f out, tracked leaders after, ridden to chase leader entering final 2f, one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden, weakened 2f out
in rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
raced wide, held up, ridden, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish
close up, led over 4f out, ridden, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, ridden, effort over 1f out, never nearer
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, ridden, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
La Gifted should make the market for this race but may be anchored by her penalty whilst the well handicapped Fiefdom is on a long losing run so we'll take a chance with SIMLA SUNSET. Plenty has to be taken on trust with regard to the selection and the market should be monitored for signs of confidence but she does look interesting on the form that she showed in Ireland. There wasn't a great deal of encouragement to be taken from her debut for this yard at Newbury but she reappears sporting a tongue-tie and reappears at a track where her trainer has a decent record. La Gifted has more obvious claims having won her last two starts over course and distance but she only held on narrowly on Friday night and the handicapper could be catching up with her. It's over a year since Fiefdom last won a race but he's nicely handicapped as a result and there was more promise to be taken from his latest run over a trip that stretches him. Tangerine Trees ran well at this track last winter over six furlongs and seemed to see out this trip well enough on his first attempt over it at Catterick last time. Trimlestown isn't out of this on his old form but he may be best watched on this occasion as we have a speculative interest in Simla Sunset.
Tangerine Trees 20-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Ancient Cross (9-1) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Black Dahlia 20-1 (8-13) Soon crossed over to track leader, hard ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 7l behind Berbice (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
War And Peace (IRE) 4-1fav (8-8) Awkward leaving stalls, mid-division, kept on same pace, 8th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Memphis Man (8-13) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.
La Gifted 15-8fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-62 (6) pol beating Jord (9-1) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Trimlestown (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Held up, chased leaders 3f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, no extra, one pace final furlong, 6th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Kabis Amigos (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f clm stks (6) pol in Mar.
Fiefdom (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on, 6th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Alqaahir (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Simla Sunset (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Bumped start, soon chased leader to 3f out, weakened rapidly and eased, last of 14, 34l behind Santefisio (9-5) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
Starlight Gazer 7-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 13, 7l behind Smarty Socks (8-9) at Leicester 7f hcap (5) gs in Oct '08.
Stanley Goodspeed 9-2fav (9-6) In rear, ridden 3f out, never nearer, 6th of 11, 7l behind Silver Guest (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
Royal Envoy (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in rear, some late headway, never really in race, 7th of 8, 5l behind Absa Lutte (8-13) at Kempton 6f clm stks 0-70 (6) pol in Oct.
Downhill Skier (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Outpaced and towards rear, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 4th of 9, 5l behind Todber (8-9) at Kempton 6f app hcp (0-70) (4yo+) (5) pol in Oct.
Eightdaysaweek 13-2 (8-12) Held up in touch, went 3rd 4f out, driven and no impression from over 2f out, lost modest 3rd inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 10l behind Ibrox (9-8) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Oct.
