stumbled leaving stalls, held up towards rear, good headway well over 1f out, came between horses to challenge inside final furlong, ran on to lead near finish
chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out until no extra inside final furlong
raced wide in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon lost place
held up in mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon beaten
held up towards rear, good headway on outside 2f out, led 1f out, ran on until headed near finish
held up towards rear, headway on wide outside well over 2f out, weakening when hung left over 2f out
always behind, pushed along halfway, soon struggling
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
took keen hold, tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, losing place when hampered just inside final 2f
slowly into stride, switched left start, mid-division, going well when not clear run on inside over 2f out, until switched right 2f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
More moderate fayre here and CLIMATE is selected ahead of Ten Pole Tudor and Ghufa. Much the best on official ratings should be Back To Paris, who has been rated as highly as 102 over in Ireland earlier in his career. He resumes from a rating of 75 here, but has an absence of well over two years to overcome, and unless there is significant warmth in the market for him he is probably best watched. Ghufa drops back in trip after a 1m 4f selling win here last time. He is up to running well in this grade, but the shorter trip might mean that things happen a bit too quickly for him. Ten Pole Tudor goes very well here, with three wins to his name. He should be very competitive at these weights, although he might not quite get home over this far. Climate is another lover of Dunstall Park, having scored here on 10 previous occasions, three of which came in this sphere. He has a 10f Lingfield win to his name, so we know he gets this trip, and he comes here in form, so we will side with David Evans' charge. Kaballero is well worth a second look if the market speaks in his favour, while Painted Sky acts here and gets this trip, so he should also be checked out in the betting, but Climate can ease the winter chill.
Ghufa (IRE) 4-5fav (9-8) Held up in touch, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leader, hard ridden to lead inside final furlong, all out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f sell stks (6) pol beating Shandelight (8-13) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Northern Tour 14-1 (9-4) Took keen hold in rear, never dangerous, last of 12, 17l behind Final Verse (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Days of Thunder (IRE) 150-1 (9-3) Keen, tracked leaders, weakened over 4f out, 9th of 10, well behind Traphalgar (9-3) at Leicester 1m 2f clm stks (6) gf in Sep.
Painted Sky 20-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, soon headed, driven and weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 5l behind Full Toss (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm stks (6) pol.
Ten Pole Tudor 16-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden, one pace over 1f out, 4th of 10, 6l behind Mcconnell (9-4) at Southwell 1m clm stks (6) fbs.
Jack Rio (IRE) 20-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden and weakened from before straight, eased over 1f out, last of 14, 40l behind Home Secretary (9-7) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp 47-65 pol in Nov.
Applaude 20-1 (8-6) Prominent, raced keenly, hanging badly right over 2f out, came to stands rail over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 6l behind Appalachian Trail (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (6) pol in Nov.
Kings Ace (IRE) 15-2 (8-10) Held up, headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 6th of 10, 4l behind Kuanyao (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
Back To Paris (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Close up, led over 3f out, headed early straight, soon weakened, 11th of 17, 7l behind Crossing (9-11) at Leopardstown 1m 4yo hcp 0-100 gf in Jun '07.
Finnegans Rainbow 40-1 (9-1) Chased leading pair, chased winner over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 17l behind Buddhist Monk (9-11) at Leicester 1m 2f clm stks (5) gf in Sep.
Mackintosh (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Held up in 5th, pushed along over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten, 6th of 7, 10l behind Jiggalong (8-11) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Kaballero (GER) 11-4fav (9-8) Mid-division when stumbled and fell 4f out, in a race won by Inquisitress (8-5) at Kempton 1m app hcp (5) pol in Jul '08, 12 ran.
Climate (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Broke well, soon steadied to mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol beating Achromatic (9-1) by 2 1/2l, 13 ran.
