rearing in stalls, tracked leaders, ridden into 3rd and hung left over 1f out, kept on into 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner
held up, good headway 6f out, disputing 4th 3f out, hard ridden 2f out and soon weakened
slowly into stride, held up in rear, hard ridden 2f out, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd well inside final furlong
took keen hold, soon tracked leader, to 5f out, regained 2nd again on inside 2f out, led just inside final furlong, soon clear
held up, pushed along on outside 3f out, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, always in rear, lost touch final 3f, tailed off
led, 2 lengths clear 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong
chased leaders, headway to 2nd 5f out, until 2f out, weakened under pressure over 1f out
slowly into stride, pulled hard in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, no impression final 2f
held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and hung left over 2f out, switched right and kept on inside final furlong
Nonrunner
In a very poor contest we have to side with the recent form of HERBERT CRESCENT, who has been heading in the right direction in his last two starts and is still looking dangerous at the weights, but both Gifted Heir and Insomnitas have claims on this basement prize too. An introduction to this lowly class has done the trick for the selection, who only found one too good on his last start which came over course and distance. He chased the winner home that day to go close so off the same mark we can expect another bold bid. Gifted Heir is really the only other in the race to show a semblance of form recently. A course and distance winner Alan Bailey's charge should go well in this company despite his recent best coming off lower marks. Insomintas makes a raid from Ireland but we read little into that as opportunities are limited for a horse of this standard on the Emerald Isle at present, however, his run at Folkestone in a seller three starts back gives him some chance. Fathzo also makes the voyage from Ireland but is wildly out of form while any cash about for May Parkin would be interesting after a long lay-off.
Herbert Crescent 13-2 (8-8) Held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, strong challenge throughout final furlong but always held, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Mister Jingles (8-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Fathzo (IRE) 12-1 (9-1) Led, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 14, 7l behind Lord Kenmare (9-6) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol in Sep.
Insomnitas 10-1 (8-12) Rear of mid-division, ridden into 7th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Fast Lightning (9-0) at Down Royal 7f hcp 47-65 in Sep.
Gifted Heir (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway under pressure 1f out, edged left, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Eagle Nebula (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Sep.
Gracechurch (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, never a factor, 10th of 13, 9l behind New World Order (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Polar Gold 100-1 (8-7) In rear, weakened halfway, 11th of 12, 49l behind Hobson (9-5) at Leicester 7f all hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sep.
Private Soldier 8-1 (8-8) Mid-division, came wide entering straight, soon behined, last of 14, 24l behind Aggbag (8-4) at Warwick 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun.
Minwir (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 11l behind La Gifted (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Sep.
Emperor's Well 7-1 (10-1) Soon led, clear over 3f out, ridden, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 5th of 15, 7l behind Tropical Duke (10-0) at Beverley 1m 2f am hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sep.
Kannon 80-1 (8-12) Soon pushed along in rear, driven, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never in contention, 9th of 17, 11l behind Markhesa (8-5) at Leicester 7f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gd.
H Harrison (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, weakened inside final furlong, 13th of 14, 6l behind Annes Rocket (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol.
May Parkin (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Towards rear, driven and hung right over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 11, 9l behind Silaah (9-4) at Kempton 6f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct '08.
Professor Malone 50-1 (8-7) Tracked leader till 3f out, ridden and soon weakened, last of 13, 19l behind Red Suede Shoes (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
