led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
with leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
soon outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner well inside final furlong, not quicken
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
behind, ridden over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish
slowly into stride, always towards rear
slowly into stride, always behind
Foreign Edition, Rosein and Campo Bueno make up the shortlist in what looks a very open sprint, with the tentative vote going to Julie Camacho's gelding Foreign Edition. The selection was finishing well when last seen over course and distance, and is taken to reverse the placings with the winner that day Rosein. Foreign Edition is less exposed than the majority of these seasoned sprinters and could still be open to further improvement. Rosein won that day thanks to a frantic early pace but he was comprehensively beaten last time out when fluffing the start. If he jumps away on terms today he should go very close. The ex-French horse Campo Bueno has been running consistently well recently in better races than this one and so may be able to take advantage of the drop in grade, and therefore he must rate a threat although he does have a high draw to overcome. Of the rest, Pieter Brueghel has run consistently this season in higher profile races but it is sixteen months since his his last victory and this is only his third start on the all-weather. Similarly, Connect is a sprinter with talent but he too hasn't won for a long time and is so is another passed over in favour of the selection, Foreign Edition.
Harry Up 10-1 (9-4) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 4l behind Matuza (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Pieter Brueghel (USA) 10-1 (9-0) Lead, ridden 2f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Saviours Spirit (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-90 (3) pol.
Campo Bueno (FR) 25-1 (8-4) Outpaced towards rear, switched left over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Dhaular Dhar (8-10) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Oct.
Will He Wish 66-1 (8-8) Close up on inside, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 12th of 14, 10l behind Areyoutalkingtome (9-1) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Oct.
Grimes Faith 7-1 (8-10) Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and weakened quickly inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 4l behind Marajaa (8-10) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-90 (3) pol.
Foreign Edition (IRE) 3-1fav (9-4) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Rosein (8-11) at W'hampton 6f hcap (4) pol in Oct.
Connect 7-1 (9-0) Behind, switched left 4f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Zarzu (8-7) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Rosein 7-2fav (8-13) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2l behind Zarzu (8-7) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Kingscross 12-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 15, 6l behind Hoh Hoh Hoh (8-13) at Salisbury 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Sept.
Stellite 9-1 (9-0) Always behind, 6th of 13, 13l behind Yorkshire Blue (9-2) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-80 (4) hvy in Oct.
Nusoor (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Led centre trio, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 16, 9l behind Quintrell (9-0) at Newbury 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Law Maker 33-1 (8-12) Behind stands side, never dangerous, 19th of 21, 16l behind Ten Shun (8-10) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Sept.
