prominent 1f, soon pushed along, behind final 2f
not much room 4f out, in rear after, headway on outside entering straight, kept on towards finish
chased leaders, edged left inside final furlong, ran on
with leader until ridden over 3f out, edged right and bumped over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, headway final furlong, never nearer
in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, weakened final furlong
with leaders, led 2f out, edged right 1f out, driven out
tracked leaders, bumped over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
led, headed 2f out, edged right entering straight, faded inside final furlong
chased leaders, bumped over 2f out, weakened 1f out
in rear, wide entering straight, never dangerous
head down as stalls opened, slowly into stride, soon given early reminders in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
A trappy affair and Fast Freddie can defy the draw to beat Muktasb and Mannello. Fast Freddie landed something of a gamble at the course last week but connections have been quick to come back to the well before the assessor has his say and if he can secure a positive pitch, there has to be a solid chance of a follow-up. Muktasb seems to have made difficult work of taking the money when it matters. It remains to be seen as to whether he can follow up a recent Classified stakes victory at Kempton. Mannello is much better than her 0 from 20 record suggests. She did little wrong in a Lingfield claimer and her duck will surely be broken soon. Front-running Kennington kept on grittily when the chips were down at Kempton and would be worth a look if the market showed any positivity. Sir Don makes a belated reappearance after a sizeable spell on the sidelines. Blackheath makes a debut for Simon Mason having competed creditably in Northern sprints for Dandy Nicholls. Drum Dance is best of the rest. A tough race to fathom and Fast Freddie is the tentative call.
Sir Don (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 7th of 12, 4l behind Vegas Boys (9-2) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Kennington 20-1 (9-1) Led, ridden 2f out, headed final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Littledodayno (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol.
Fast Freddie 12-1 (8-9) In touch, led over 3f out, driven over 1f out, kept on gamely final furlong, won at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol beating Grand Palace (8-11) by 2l, 13 ran.
Tajjree 25-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer, 4th of 10, 5l behind Spirit of Coniston (8-9) at Kempton 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Sir Loin 14-1 (9-0) Led 1f, tracked leader, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, caught final strides, 2nd of 12, hd behind Sweetsformysweet (8-13) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Blackheath (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, driven over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Toy Top (9-0) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Drum Dance (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Behind, headway over 1f out, ridden and strong run inside final furlong to lead near finish, caught final strides, 2nd of 11, hd behind Piccolo Diamante (8-12) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Muktasb (USA) 4-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, comfortably, won at Kempton 5f Stks (41-45) (7) pol beating Time Share (9-0) by 2l, 12 ran.
