prominent early, mid-division, headway halfway, led entering final furlong, ran on
chased leader until over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
started slowly, held up, ridden and no chance over 1f out
chased leaders, not much and lost place well over 3f out, no danger after
held up, headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ridden and not quicken
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up, raced keenly, some late progress, never dangerous
chased leaders, not clear run over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, edged left under pressure over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, chased leader over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon hung left, headed entering final furlong, no extra
slowly into stride, always in rear
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, always behind
Sarah's Art may well be found out under a penalty here and we will instead select ARGENTINE to beat Tadlil. The key to this race could be the draw because both Sarah's Art and Tadlil have a high draw to contend with and they will need the cards to fall right if they are to win. The fact that Sarah's Art also has a penalty for her win last time out means that she has a few obstacles to overcome. In contrast, Argentine has the plum draw and he wasn't beaten far here last time out. He is also fitted with a tongue-tie here and if that brings about a bit of improvement then he could be hard to beat. Mister Incredible hasn't won since the summer of 2007 so he is hard to back with confidence, and a safer bet looks to be Argentine who is given the nomination.
Sarah's Art (IRE) 7-4fav (9-1) Mid-division, headway on outer over 1f out, soon ridden, led towards finish, won at W'hampton 6f hcp (6) pol beating Wiltshire (8-13) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Mr Skipiton (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Led 2f, stayed tracking leader, ridden and effort 2f out, not quicken, kept on one pace, 8th of 13, 3l behind Street Power (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol.
Fitolini 50-1 (9-0) Mid-division, weakened 1f out, last of 13, 13l behind Nickel Silver (8-13) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Just Joey 33-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 7l behind Fizzlephut (8-9) at Great Leighs 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Inca Soldier (FR) 6-1 (9-8) Soon ridden, never troubled leaders, last of 14, 19l behind Woodsley House (9-7) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Aug.
Marvin Gardens 40-1 (9-3) Made all, clear when ridden well over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, unchallenged, won at W'hampton 6f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Nov beating North South Divide (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Donard Lodge (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 6l behind Perlachy (8-12) at Great Leighs 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Argentine (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) Led after 1f, ridden and headed entering final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 11, 5l behind One More Round (9-4) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Mister Incredible 8-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Sarah's Art (9-1) at W'hampton 6f hcp (6) pol.
Tadlil 9-2fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching 1f out, all out, headed close home, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Hollow Jo (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol.
Mr Loire 50-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, reluctant, always behind, 9th of 10, 9l behind Hollow Jo (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol.
Cate Washington 80-1 (8-1) Always in rear, last of 12, 13l behind Miracle Ridge (9-2) at W'hampton 6f sll (6) pol in Jan '07.
Magical Mimi 33-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 17, 8l behind Beau Marche (8-12) at Leicester 6f sll (5) gf in Jun '06.
