held up, ridden 3f out, ran on through beaten horses
mid-division, closer order 5f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, weakened over 1f out
led, headed briefly over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded
held up, smooth headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leaders throughout, ridden 2f out, came wide into straight, kept on to chase winner final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, swept through on inside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, swerved right approaching post, ridden out
Qaasi may struggle from his revised mark and this may be best left to Altos Reales who may not be the easiest to win with but looks pretty solid. National Hunt performer Piran is clearly a fascinating runner on his return to racing on the level but he's best watched unless the money comes for him. Fossgate isn't too badly handicapped but he has tended to need his first run in the past so is another where a watching brief may be best this evening. Grizeback was well backed last time and is consequently of interest but he was beaten too far to be seriously entertained. Still Dreaming makes the short-list but Altos Reales makes more appeal. She's been held here off lower marks in the past but ran on gamely to score at Kempton and that may have boosted her confidence sufficiently to cope with the rise so we'll nominate Alto Reales to follow up.
Piran (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Always behind, 12th of 13, 15l behind Oligarch (9-0) at Brighton 1m 2yo mdn auc (F3) sft in Oct '04.
Fossgate 12-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 22l behind Mae Cigan (8-12) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Sept.
Qaasi (USA) 15-8fav (9-10) Tracked leader and keen, led 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Mujamead (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 6f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Jan.
Grizebeck (IRE) 10-3jt-fav (9-7) Led, headed over 5f out, weakened over 4f out, 5th of 9, 20l behind Blue Hills (9-7) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Altos Reales 7-2 (9-0) Prominent on inner, chased leader over 2f out, stayed on to press leader final furlong, led final strides, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Amical Risks (9-3) by a nk, 6 ran.
Haatmey 9-2 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, no headway 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 14l behind Alnwick (9-0) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Still Dreaming 9-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Ardmaddy (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 4f app hcp (6) pol.
King's Fable (USA) 7-1 (8-9) Soon tracked leader, ridden and effort over 1f out, not quicken and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Classic Blue (8-5) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol.
