close up, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression
held up in touch, chased leaders 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, kept on from over 1f out
tracked leaders, weakened 2f out
led early, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up towards rear, never dangerous
It will be interesting to see how the market shapes up for Tom Dascombe's Una Pelota on her reappearance and handicap and Polytrack debut having shown promise in maidens on the turf last term but he does not look to be particularly well treated off a mark of 77 and preference is for MR HITCHENS, who gets the verdict with Flores Sea rated the best of the remainder. The selection has a penalty for his win here last month when winning by under a length and he looks harshly treated with the additional 6lbs but Karen George's gelding only just does enough and he may respond well again when under pressure and can complete a hat-trick. Harare has run well in a couple of outings here over seven furlongs of late and may not appreciate the return to further so a bigger threat may come from Justcallmehandsome, who has run well in defeat in his last two starts here and is only 1lb higher than when a narrow second last time. Reg Hollinshead's Standpoint is lightly raced and open to improvement but he needs to improve on his reappearance and of more interest may be Flores Sea. If this was at Southwell, the last mentioned would have a great chance and, while he has run well here before, he is probably best watched back on the Polytrack in a race taken to go to Mr Hichens.
Mr Hichens 3-1 (9-2) Soon led, swerved violently right and headed over 1f out, ridden and rallied to lead final strides, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Tropical Blue (9-0) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Standpoint 5-1 (8-12) Chased winner, ridden to challenge 2f out, lost 2nd just inside final furlong, soon hampered and eased, 7th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Cyflymder (9-7) at Sandown 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Jul.
Una Pelota (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Towards rear, stayed on from well over 1f out, 4th of 12, 5l behind High Severa (8-9) at Haydock 1m mdn stks (5) hvy in May.
Hawaana (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) In touch, effort on outside and pushed along over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 8, 9l behind Taaresh (8-6) at Kempton 1m 2f hcap (4) pol.
Kidlat 12-1 (8-6) Tracked leader until over 2f out, 6th of 11, 19l behind Red Jade (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Flores Sea (USA) 11-4 (10-0) Pushed along in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Royal Dignitary (9-8) at Southwell 7f sell stks (6) fbs.
Justcallmehandsome 7-2 (9-1) Led and keen, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Dajen (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Sarwin (USA) 9-1 (8-13) Led, headed over 4f out, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 16l behind Bollin Dolly (8-13) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct.
Harare 11-2 (8-1) Behind, headway on outside over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on to take 2nd near finish, not reached winner, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Fol Liam (8-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
