soon led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
soon chasing leader, ridden to lead well over 1f out, soon edged left and headed, no chance with winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
held up towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, ran on under pressure final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride, soon in mid-division on outside, headway 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
raced keenly, always prominent, led over 1f out, in command and ran on well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
led early, soon steadied, mid-division after 2f, headway over 2f out, no impression final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, pushed along and lost place over 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on
not much room on inside soon after start, soon in rear, ridden over 2f out, no headway
chased leaders, not much room over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no progress over 1f out
DANCING DUNO can land the finale, and is preferred to Perlachy and Sands of Barra. Most have won over time over course and or distance, but not recently, and nothing really jumps off the race card to say "back me". The selection, second at Yarmouth last time out, shaped well following a lengthy absence, and a similar sort of run could be enough to land this modest, yet competitive heat. Perlachy spends more time here than at any other track, but hasn't tasted success since just before Christmas, and like many of these isn't in exactly top form. Sands of Barra usually gets involved at the business end, but hasn't won for nearly a year. It's almost as long since he had a run on an all-weather track. It's a minimum stakes race that won't take much winning, and we'll select Dancing Duo to come home first.
Inka Dancer (IRE) 10-1 (8-5) Always in rear, eased final furlong, last of 9, 16l behind Muktasb (8-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Perlachy 25-1 (8-5) Held up mid-division, lost place over 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Applesnap (9-1) at Great Leighs 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Kingsholm 13-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 20l behind Arctic Desert (10-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol in Jul.
Kirstys Lad 25-1 (8-9) Towards rear, ridden on outside 3f out, ran on through beaten horses, 6th of 13, 7l behind Nesno (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Aug.
Hurricane Coast 33-1 (9-1) Held up, ridden 3f out, no impression, 7th of 11, 10l behind Lunar River (9-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jul.
Sendreni (FR) 16-1 (9-8) In touch until weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 17l behind Lunar River (9-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jul.
Elusive Dreams (USA) 9-2 (10-0) Led, edged left and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 16, 11l behind Charlie Delta (10-2) at Salisbury 6f ldy rds hcp (6) gf in May.
Sands of Barra (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, effort and switched left over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on well inside final furlong, just failed, 3rd of 14, nk behind Shunkawakhan (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m app hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Summer Recluse (USA) 20-1 (8-3) Steadied start, in rear, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 7l behind Desperate Dan (9-0) at Bath 6f app hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Valverde (IRE) 7-1 (10-9) Never better than mid-division stands side, 9th of 18, 12l behind Ryedane (10-4) at Thirsk 6f ldy rds hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Goose Green (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Held up, heawdway under pressure over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 13, 12l behind Royal Island (9-5) at Chepstow 1m sll (6) sft in Aug.
Dancing Duo 25-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, every chance inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Shindy (9-7) at Yarmouth 7f fll hcp (5) gs in Aug.
