chased leaders, ridden along halfway, driven over 1f out, soon beaten
towards rear, headway on wide outer 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong
prominent, ridden along halfway, driven and kept on final furlong
towards rear, headway on inner towards 1f out, one pace final furlong
led, ridden along halfway, headed inside final furlong and not extra close home
chased leaders, ridden along 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on
towards rear, headway on outer over 1f out, driven and no extra final furlong
in touch, driven to challenge and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
A celebration of mediocrity here and the most tentative of votes goes to Mission Impossible ahead of Heron. The selection was well-thought of at home and made a very pleasing debut when only going down by a short-head at Beverley. He then ran ok in defeat on his next two starts but has been very disappointing since including when upped in trip. He is now tried over the minimum trip once again in the hope of sparking a revival, and so from a good draw we will take him to oblige. Heron is the highest-rated in the field ad connections come here rather than tackling handicap company off a mark of 71. You would be hard-pressed to say that his form is rock solid, but he has shown enough to suggest that he could take a poor race such as this one. Warners Bay is unexposed after two starts but he didn't seem to progress from first to second runs although this may be too early to write him off. Hucking Harkness looks the more likely of the two newcomers and needs a check in the betting, whilst Lambrini Lace has solid claims on the pick of her form and is certainly most at home over this trip. A very open contest and assuming he doesn't self destruct, Mission Impossible can cruise to victory.
Heron (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders far side, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 11l behind Chartist (9-3) at Nottingham 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Oct.
Hucking Harkness Dr Fong colt out of a moderate racemare.
Mission Impossible 25-1 (8-4) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 11l behind Cross Fell (8-9) at Catterick 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Tommytush (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Close up, one pace from over 1f out, 7th of 13, 8l behind Kashimin (8-8) at Pontefract 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) gd in Oct.
Warners Bay (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders to halfway, 12th of 14, 12l behind Quaroma (8-12) at Nottingham 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf.
Lambrini Lace (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Led, headed after 1f out, chased leaders over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Loose Caboose (9-4) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Valhillen 6-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakend inside final 2f, 6th of 11, 6l behind Gipsy Prince (9-7) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Holly Golightley 50-1 (9-0) Went slightly right soon after start, prominent, every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 15, 9l behind Minshar (9-0) at Leicester 6f 2yo mdn fll aut (6) gs in Oct.
Queens Mantle 25-1 (8-7) In touch and keen, stumbled on bend over 3f out, one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 10, 7l behind Blue Zenith (7-13) at Kempton 5f 2yo fll mdn aut (6) pol in Oct.
Hardcase Hunting Lion colt, half-brother to 7f winner Ask No More.
