prominent, ridden along when weakening over 3f out
led, ridden along over 3f out, headed well over 1f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, reminders over 4f out, one pace final furlong
in touch, driven along over 2f out, led well over 1f out, ridden out final furlong
prominent, ridden along over 3f out, soon beaten
prominent, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, driven, kept on same pace final furlong
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, some late headway, never reached challenging position
held up, headway over 3f out, stayed on final furlong
always rear division
towards rear, never dangerous
Plenty of course and distance winners in the lineup and narrow preference is for Mighty Mover who comes here on the back of a good win at the track; the consistent Dot's Delight makes it to the shortlist. Bryn Palling's five-year-old has got his act together of late and whilst he has a 6lb rise in the weights to contend with, the fact that he has only had 8 starts to date suggests that further improvement could be anticipated. Moyoko and Floodlight Fantasy are both proven performers at the track and whilst neither comes here in top form, a return to form would see them firmly in the shake-up. Waterloo Corner wasn't beaten far behind Gala Sunday at Redcar last time out and whilst he is yet to win in plenty of starts, he has given us glimpses of ability and may well do so again. Ella Y Rossa was disappointing last time out at the track but is certainly capable, and would be competitive if repeating her run when successful at the track back in March. At a price Paddy's Isle is one to keep an eye on in the betting encountering handicap company off a lowly mark, however Mighty Mover looks progressive and can win again.
Oakley Absolute 16-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 16l behind Princess Lavinia (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in May.
Mighty Mover (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Led after 1f, under pressure when edged right approaching final furlong, all out, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol beating Kirstys Lad (8-12) by a nk, 12 ran.
Ella Y Rossa 8-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden 4f out, soon struggling, 11th of 12, 10l behind Robert The Brave (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Waterloo Corner 17-2 (9-13) In touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure to chase winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Gala Sunday (10-1) at Redcar 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Floodlight Fantasy 66-1 (8-6) Not much room start, held up, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 7l behind Our Kes (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Moyoko (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Behind, ridden over 3f out, soon in rear, never dangerous afterwards, 10th of 13, 7l behind Sekula Pata (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Dot's Delight 9-2 (8-4) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on well towards finish, just held, 2nd of 13, nk behind Cherri Fosfate (9-1) at Redcar 1m 2f sll (6) gs in Sept.
Winter Cruise (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out, last of 10, 30l behind Lobengula (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (6) pol.
Dictatrix 50-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, towards rear, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 19l behind Little Bob (9-3) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) hvy.
Bobering 14-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden and some headway over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 11, 9l behind Lord Laing (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Paddy's Isle (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Always behind, 15th of 19, 19l behind Naked Ambition (9-5) at Naas 6f mdn stk sft in Jul.
No Inkling (IRE) 50-1 (8-3) Mid-dvision, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 9th of 15, 11l behind Don Pasquale (8-13) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-50 (6) gs in Jun.