led to over 6f out, chased leader, regained lead well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and unable to quicken final 100 yards
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, went 3rd 1f out, no impression and lost 3rd final 100 yards
slightly hampered start, held up in rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
took keen hold, soon tracking leader, led over 6f out, pushed along and headed well over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
keen hold early, settled 3rd over 6f out, headway going well over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead final 100 yards
took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened and eased final furlong
held up in touch, came wide straight, never troubled leaders
keen hold early, soon held up in touch, headway over 1f out, kept on into 3rd final 100 yards, not pace of front pair
Brouhaha lost his action last time out and is not to be dismissed too readily today, however it is CHARLIE COOL who can score in the first-time blinkers. Ruth Carr's gelding shaped with more promise at the track last time out when held behind Wing Play and he is now down to a tempting mark of 81. The market should be watched closely with him as connections will be keen to get back some of the 22,000 guineas they paid for him back in July. Also potentially well-handicapped is Just Bond who is now 4lb below his highest winning mark, whilst at the other end of the scale Follow The Flag may be suffering following a consistent season. Any market support for Laurie Grove would look interesting for a shrewd yard, whilst Snow Dancer and Ethics Girl both come here in good form and neither can be overlooked. Agilete completes the line-up however his profile this year has been hit-and-miss and he is hard to recommend with any confidence. A quality handicap that looks pretty open, and the most tentative of votes is given to Charlie Cool.
Brouhaha 12-1 (9-7) Chased leader to 3f out until went wrong and pulled up 2f out, in a race won by Ithinkbest (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct, 13 ran.
Agilete 28-1 (9-1) Always behind, ridden and struggling over 2f out, 11th of 13, 12l behind Ithinkbest (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Charlie Cool 25-1 (9-4) Held up, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 13, 7l behind Wing Play (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Oct.
Follow The Flag (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden and headway entering final 2f, effort when not much room entering final furlong, driven to press winner, just held, 2nd of 10, ns behind Chookie Hamilton (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Just Bond (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden 2f out, kept on, no impression, 5th of 7, 6l behind Snow Dancer (7-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Laurie Grove (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Mid-division, improved to track leaders over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd post, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Espero (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Snow Dancer (IRE) 16-1 (7-12) Held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol beating Naseehah (9-3) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Ethics Girl (IRE) 3-1 (8-13) Disputed 4th place, tracked leading pair just inside final 3f, closed and hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind King Supreme (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
