started slowly, behind, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
towards rear, hampered 7f out, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened 2f out
edged left 7f out and soon mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken
led 1f, prominent, ridden to lead again over 1f out, headed and not extra well inside final furlong
behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
hampered 7f out, always towards rear
prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out
Nonrunner
In the finale, Dannabelle is selected ahead of Wiltshire and Sand Iron. Irish raider Dannabelle caught the eye staying on late over a shorter trip last time and has to be considered over today's longer trip. Just Bond is consistent and looks competitive for a place from today's mark, while Wiltshre is another to consider as he likes this surface and is capable of running well from today's mark. Sand Iron looked an improver at Kempton last time and it would not take much in the way of improvemnent for him to be competitive again, while Navigation seems to have lost his way for now and Gem Bien has bits of form that suggest some money might come her way. Overall, though, we are happy to side with Dannabelle.
Just Bond (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Keen, mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind One Night In Paris (8-12) at W'hampton 7f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Oct.
Gem Bien (USA) 16-1 (9-5) Keen, in touch, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Diamond Dan (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcap (6) pol in Aug.
Qualitair Wings 11-1 (9-3) Never beyond mid-division, 11th of 15, 18l behind Maximix (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Wiltshire (IRE) 18-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, hampered start, raced centre, always in rear, 13th of 16, 22l behind Bodden Bay (8-10) at Leicester 7f sll hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Sand Iron (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, chased leader 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 2l behind October Ben (8-9) at Kempton 1m app hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Wings Of Morning (IRE) 22-1 (8-2) Prominent and keen, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 12, nk behind Le Chiffre (8-8) at W'hampton 7f app clm (6) pol in Jul.
Navigation (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Always behind, 9th of 10, 23l behind Tadlil (8-12) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
Dannabelle (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 1l behind Cayman Breeze (8-8) at Lingfield 6f app hcp (6) pol in Oct.
