chased leaders, ridden to lead just over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on
in rear, carried left entering final furlong, not clear run well inside final furlong, never able to challenge
behind, hung left from over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards, never dangerous
tracked leaders, badly hampered 2f out, not recover
prompt, lost place after 2f, headway over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
led early, prominent, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, no impression final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, not much room when fading well inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway final furlong, ran on well towards finish
soon steadied towards rear, headway 2f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hung left and led inside final furlong, driven out
prominent, pulled hard, weakened quickly well over 1f out
We end with a wide open handicap that can go the way of BEL CANTOR, as long as the six-year-old can build on his comfortable success last time, with the dangers looking to be Absa Lutte and Tudor Prince. After winning well over the minimum trip last time the pick has been hit with a five pound mark rise, which seems fair enough. He has gone close off this mark in the recent past and is just as effective over this trip. Absa Lutte has been in top form in plating class races recently and while in this mood should be competitive under his current load. Tudor Prince is another last time out winner and that was a taking performance over a slightly longer trip. While he has won over this distance in the past this track it is a sharper test and he might just be found out for pace. Onceuponatime and Perlachy both have claims after recent performances but as long as Bel Cantor can build on that last run he should go in.
Bel Cantor 9-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, led 1f out, stayed on well, won at Southwell 5f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs beating Restless Genius (8-10) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Bo McGinty (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders and keen, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 3 1/2l behind Rothesay Dancer (9-7) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jun.
Speedy Guru 12-1 (9-1) Close up, weakened inside final furlong, 13th of 14, 14l behind Steel Stockholder (7-13) at Doncaster 7f 3yo app hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Tudor Prince (IRE) 4-1fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final 2f, stayed on final furlong, won at Kempton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct beating Goodbye Cash (8-12) by 2l, 12 ran.
Gap Princess (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Behind, ridden over 2f out, never able to challenge, 7th of 11, 9l behind Whiteoak Lady (9-0) at Thirsk 6f sell stks (5) gd in Aug.
Liberty Trail (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 15l behind The Kyllachy Kid (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Onceaponatime (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Bel Cantor (8-13) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Sutton Veny (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Onceaponatime (8-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Dash Back (USA) 22-1 (8-9) In rear, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, ran on to take 2nd close home, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Weet A Surprise (8-10) at Wolverhampton 6f app hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Bahamian Kid 14-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, one pace, 4th of 12, 6l behind Tourist (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Perlachy 16-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, challenged 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed, not quicken, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Caledonia Princess (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Interactive (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden, weakened 2f out, 7th of 9, 11l behind Monashee Rock (8-10) at Wolverhampton 7f sell stks (6) pol.
Absa Lutte (IRE) 4-1 (8-5) Fly jumped start, chased leading pair, ridden halfway, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Northern Bolt (9-0) at Catterick 5f clm stks (6) sft.
