held up and behind, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, edged left and bumped 1f out, ran on well
in touch, headway over 5f out, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
prominent, chased leaders, headway 5f out, ridden 3f out, not clear run entering straight and edged left, one pace final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer
keen and mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, soon weakened
keen, led after 1f, headed, led again over 6f out until 4f out, ridden and soon weakened
slowly into stride and in rear, effort 4f out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway 3f out, weakened 1f out
held up, headway over 4f out, led 4f out, ridden 2f out, hung right and bumped inside final furlong, headed, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, led after 4f, headed over 6f out, weakened 4f out
held up towards rear, steady headway 3f out but never dangerous
Nabir is best in at the weights judged by official BHB ratings but Peter Niven's gelding has been off the track for a long tome and is probably best watched so preference is for Tedstale, who gets the vote ahead of Typhoon Tilly. The last mentioned is a shade more consistent than the selection and can again be expected to run his usual race, while Missie Baileys has been running well but faces a stiff task at the weights. The Irish raider Amberlina may improve for his debut run on this surface last week and is another to consider along with Ben Bacchus, who may do better back on the Polytrack. Tanning has given little sign of encouragement of late and a safer bet looks to be Tedstale, who is well in at the weights, handles the surface well enough and is more than capable of giving weight away all round, provided that he runs up to or near his best.
Tedstale (USA) 20-1 (8-11) Held up, some headway over 3f out, soon weakened, 14th of 17, 25l behind Soulacroix (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Sept.
Typhoon Tilly 7-1 (11-0) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Prime Powered (10-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f amt hcp (5) pol.
Movie King (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Prominent until outpaced over 4f out, 11th of 12, 18l behind Bethanys Boy (8-7) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Paradise Valley 13-2 (9-2) Outpaced and behind, 10th of 14, well behind Royal Axminster (8-12) at Southwell 1m 4f stk (7) fbs.
Ben Bacchus (IRE) 13-2 (8-11) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Legally Fast (9-2) at Leicester 1m 4f clm (5) gf in Oct.
Missie Baileys 10-1 (8-7) Close up, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 13, 10l behind Ramsgill (8-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm (5) pol in Sept.
Tanning 3-1fav (8-2) Prominent, one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 11, 10l behind Zoripp (8-7) at Southwell 1m 3f stk (7) fbs.
Amberlina (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway on inside when much room 2f out, ridden and no extra, 6th of 12, 5l behind Rotuma (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (7) pol.
