chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish
mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 2f out, switched left and squeezed through over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish
towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
slowly into stride and hampered start, always behind
chased leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden inside final 2f, headed entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, hampered over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
slowly into stride and went right start, always behind
difficult loading, chased leaders on outside, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, eased
FUME (NAP) was beaten only a neck at Kempton 10 days ago in a higher grade handicap than this and can go one better with Oisin Murphy’s presence a positive. Jem Scuttle scored over track and trip before going close again here a week ago and is another to consider along with Axel Jacklin, a course and distance winner last month and only 2lb higher. St Ouen and Cool Kitty posted better efforts on their latest outings though the latter has something to prove over this extra furlong while Teresita Alvarez is worth a second glance in the betting making her handicap debut for Jeremy Noseda’s yard.
Fume (IRE) 7-2 (8-9) Went right start, led, hard ridden when challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 8, nk behind Hold Still (8-13) at Kempton 7f (4) pol in Nov.
Jem Scuttle (USA) 7-4fav (9-13) Tracked leaders, driven and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase winner final furlong, always just held, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind In The Cove (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f (6) pol in Nov.
Pop The Cork 25-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, closed on outside over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, soon well held, 7th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Jahbath (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Gamba (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place, last of 14, 25 1/2l behind Good Birthday (9-2) at Newbury 1m stks (4) gs in Oct.
Axel Jacklin 7-1 (9-9) Went left start, in touch in mid-division, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 7f (6) pol in Oct beating Swift Justice (9-7) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
St Ouen (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Soon led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra and lost two places close home, 4th of 7, 1 1/4l behind Port of Leith (9-4) at Lingfield 7f (5) pol in Nov.
Congress Place (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, outpaced well over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Winter Light (9-7) at Chelmsford City 6f fll stks (4) pol in Oct.
Teresita Alvarez (USA) 20-1 (8-11) Chased leaders on rail, no extra in 5th inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Dirty Rascal (9-2) at Windsor 6f stks (4) gf in Sep.
Cool Kitty 33-1 (9-1) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish, headed last strides, 2nd of 10, shd behind Hanakotoba (9-7) at Kempton 6f (6) pol in Oct.
Obaby (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Towards rear, struggling over 3f out, well beaten final 2f, last of 13, 28 3/4l behind Windy Guest (9-4) at Chelmsford City 6f (6) pol in Oct.
