chased leaders, went 2nd after 2f, led over 8f out, headed well over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, headway 2f out, went modest 4th inside final furlong, no impression
prominent early, soon settled in mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, soon switched left, held up and behind, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, never near enough to trouble winner
held up in rear, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, late headway, never in contention
chased leaders, chased winner over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
ridden to soon lead, headed over 8f out, led again well over 4f out, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, improved 5f out, led 3f out, soon clear, edged right from over 1f out, stayed on
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never in contention
held up towards rear, effort over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
prominent, pushed along over 4f out, weakened 3f out
There is little to choose between Bathwick Man and Aaman on their running behind Rose Row at Kempton on Thursday and both have to be respected following their efforts there but preference is for FOLLOW THE DREAM. Karen George's mare won with plenty in hand at Chepstow and a 5lb rise may not prevent her from scoring again in what does not look the strongest of contests. Mark Brisbourne's Squirtle is capable but inconsistent and of more interest may be the Andy Haynes-trained Looks The Business, who has won two of his last three starts but has gone up in the weights following those successes. Dazzling Begum is only 4lbs higher than when scoring at Southwell in July but she is better on the Fibresand, while Snowberry Hill showed signs of a return to form at Lingfield last time and has to be considered off a 1lb lower mark today. The vote though goes the way of Follow The Dream, who won well last time and can go in again here.
Looks The Business (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, led over 9f out, hard ridden and narrowly headed over 1f out, rallied gamely to regain lead on post, won at Bath 1m 5f hcp 0-55 (6) fm in Aug beating Barodine (9-4) by shd, 12 ran.
Squirtle (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, weakened and eased 3f out, last of 13, well behind Baan (9-7) at Thirsk 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Apache Fort 14-1 (9-9) Soon chasing leader, led over 10f out, ridden 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 6l behind Our Kes (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Follow The Dream 5-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway from over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, ridden clear final furlong, won at Chepstow 2m 2f mdn hcap 0-65 (6) gd in Aug beating Inchando (8-11) by 4l, 10 ran.
Bluecrop Boy 66-1 (8-10) Prominent, driven 2f out, had every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Three Strings (9-1) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) fbs in Nov.
Dazzling Begum 7-1 (8-11) Held up, headway over 5f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 14, 19l behind John Forbes (9-9) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Aug.
Bathwick Man 4-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, soon chased winner, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Rose Row (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Snowberry Hill (USA) 20-1 (9-12) Mid-division on outside, headway over 4f out, chased winner over 2f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Trempari (9-9) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Adage 6-1 (8-2) Held up, kept on on outer over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 13, 5l behind Dot's Delight (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jul.
Pekan One 16-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, eased from 2f out, 14th of 15, 44l behind President Dan (8-11) at Downpatrick 1m 3f hcap gd in Sep '08.
Susurrayshaan 66-1 (9-3) Led, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 13, 13l behind Luc Jordan (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Go Amwell 18-1 (8-2) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get competitive, 5th of 11, 4l behind Isabelonabicycle (9-1) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jul.
Aaman (IRE) 11-10fav (8-6) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Rose Row (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-70 (5) pol.