held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, no chance final 2f
mid-division, raced keenly, not clear run, switched left and headway 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led early, always prominent, took narrow lead 1f out, joined on post
held up in rear, headway under pressure 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
soon chasing leader, every chance well over 1f out, edged left and weakened well inside final furlong
held up, headway well over 1f out, no impression
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon in rear
slowly into stride, behind, effort on inside well over 1f out, soon weakened
Suits Me romped home at Ayr recently and that was just reward for this consistent gelding, however a mark of 92 makes life tough and we will jump ship and side with the hat-trick seeking INTABIH ahead of Just Bond and New Star. A good class two handicap this and the selection has the form in the book. Two recent all-weather wins, one of them over this course and distance, means that he comes here in arguably the best form. A 6lb rise to this new mark of 82 asks more questions but this progressive three-year-old is fancied to win again. Boo hasn't won since 2005, Robby Bobby hasn't been seen since finishing well-behind Duntulm at Newmarket in the summer, whilst New Star won a poorer race here three runs back and may now be in the grip of the handicapper. Just Bond's all-weather record is exemplary and it would be a brave man who rules him out despite a woeful recent run at the track, whilst experienced campaigners Final Verse, Capable Guest, Nanton and Kinsya all know how to win. A hat-trick looks on the cards for Intabih.
Suits Me 6-4fav (9-6) Made all, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on well, won at Ayr 1m hcp 0-90 (3) hvy beating Kingsdale Orion (9-3) by 3l, 5 ran.
Boo 9-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 26l behind Muhannak (9-9) at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Capable Guest (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 16l behind La Sarrazine (8-5) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Oct.
Final Verse 40-1 (8-7) Mid-division, pulled hard, headway over 3f out, chased winner 2f out, edged right and stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 18, 2l behind Lucky Dance (8-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Kinsya 8-1 (8-6) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, not clear run and switched right over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 18, 4 1/2l behind Lucky Dance (8-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Nanton (USA) 11-2 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, gradually weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 2 1/2l behind With Interest (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m 1f stk (3) gs in Oct.
Just Bond (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) Held up on outside, pushed along 3f out, soon no chance, last of 8, 10l behind Royal Amnesty (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Robby Bobby 14-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 12l behind Duntulm (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (2) gd in May.
Heroes 13-2 (9-7) In touch, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Multakka (9-6) at Great Leighs 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.
Intabih (USA) 5-4fav (9-10) Dwelt, held up, mid-division, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and soon clear, ran on, won at Great Leighs 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Mick's Dancer (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
New Star (UAE) 9-2 (9-1) Chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, still every chance until unable to quicken towards finish, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Royal Amnesty (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Hold The Gold (IRE) 9-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 8, nk behind Royal Amnesty (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
