led, headed over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
held up and keen, headway over 1f out. kept on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
held up in touch, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, one pace
very slowly away, always towards rear
held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on
held up and keen, headway over 1f out, switched right approaching final furlong, one pace
prominent, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leader weakened over 3f out
held up, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well
Nonrunner
STRAVITA has been frustrating to follow of late but we will give her another chance today and she gets the vote over Fine Tolerance, Crimson Flame and Anduril. Reg Hollinshead does well with his runners here and Stravita is certainly a capable performer on her day. She did not have the race run to suit at Southwell last time but she is on a handy mark and we will give her one more chance to recapture her best. Fine Tolerance twice ran well in the summer at Windsor but she has failed to really build on that and her record on the all-weather hardly inspires confidence. Crimson Flame chased home Fantasy Ride here on Monday and if Kickahead goes well in the previous race here tonight then that would give the form a boost as he finished ahead of Kickahead that day. Anduril is capable of claiming some place prize money but he is thoroughly exposed and we will stick with Stravita as the one to beat.
Stravita 6-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 14, 27l behind Sunny Spells (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Red Wine 9-1 (9-5) Steadied start, pulled hard in rear, never a factor, 8th of 11, 22l behind Saute (9-4) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Take It There 25-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, no real headway final 2f, 9th of 13, 8l behind New World Order (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Crimson Flame (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Held up, headway 3f out, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 10, shd behind Fantasy Ride (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-52 (6) pol.
Viscaya (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Slowly away, in rear, effort over 3f out, never dangerous, 9th of 13, 16l behind Singleb (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f sell stks (6) pol in Jan '09.
John Potts 12-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 12l behind Chosen Forever (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Anduril 16-1 (7-11) Chased leaders until lost place over 5f out, towards rear and no chance on outside when hung left over 1f out, 5th of 7, 8l behind Bestowed (8-11) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Wacato King (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 6l behind Climate (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Helpmeronda 66-1 (8-10) Held up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 27l behind Chosen Forever (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Fine Tolerance 20-1 (8-7) Switched left soon after start, held up in rear, wide and headway from 3f out, chased leader 2f out, ridden to join leaders and every chance inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Mr Plod (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Dec.
Itcanbedone Again (IRE) 33-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, last of 11, 38l behind Lady Calido (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Sweet Request 40-1 (7-12) Tracked leaders, challenging well over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 25l behind Sir Boss (9-10) at Chepstow 1m 4f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Jul.
