mid-division, ridden 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out
prominent, led after 3f, headed 1f out, faded
towards rear, switched right and headway over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
towards rear, weakened 3f out
steadied start, detached, rapid headway 6f out, chased leader, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened
led, headed after 3f, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden 5f out, soon weakened and tailed off from over 1f out
never a factor
towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden and one pace from over 1f out
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
This is a weak seller and strong confidence behind any in the market should be well-heeded, however the tentative selection is Alasil who gets on well with his claiming jockey and shouldn't be inconvenienced by this step up in trip. Other horses in with a shout could include James Eustace's Pleasing Gift, who drops down into selling company for the first time today after showing a modicum of promise in maidens, and Karl Burke's Khanjar who is familiar with this quality of racing and could be one of the more reliable horses in the race. Of the rest, Cool Isle has won in selling company before and acts on the surface, whilst Ulshaw is a course winner and should be monitored closely in the market. However the tentative vote goes to Alasil.
Alasil (USA) 25-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 8l behind Kildare Sun (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Khanjar (USA) 13-2 (9-2) Slowly into stride, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 15l behind Hawkit (9-5) at Ayr 1m 2f sll (4) gs in Sept.
Oman Gulf (USA) 33-1 (8-11) Always rear division, 9th of 11, well behind Cleaver (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct.
Ulshaw 66-1 (8-2) Mid-division, ridden over 6f, soon dropped to rear, 9th of 10, 36l behind Synonymy (8-1) at W'hampton 2m 1f hcap (5) pol in Oct.
Keltic Rainbow (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Always behind, 12th of 13, 25l behind Rose Bien (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 6f banded stk (7) pol in May.
Cool Isle 14-1 (8-9) Led early, in touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 9th of 11, 25l behind Three Boars (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 6f banded stk (7) pol.
Dancing Flame 8-1 (8-2) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Speagle (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol.
Pleasing Gift 33-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 11, 13l behind Vacation (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol.