keen close up, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out
held up, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd near finish
raced wide close up, led after 4f, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
always towards rear
keen tracked leaders, looking for gap over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden and soon every chance, kept on one pace
raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
very slowly away in rear, headway over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on, eased near finish
keen set steady pace 4f, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in rear, ridden and some headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
close up, ridden and outpaced 4f out
Plenty of these have achieved a handicap rating and OMAR KHAYYAM comes out best of those. He finished second over 1m2f last time but the half-brother to St Leger hero Milan among others looks sure to appreciate this longer trip and he gets the vote. Vimiero should also last home judged on his placed efforts over hurdles while Thecornishcockney arrives in better form than Waving and could be in the mix. The remainder have plenty to find unless Sauvage L'il shows a big improvement on her form so far.
Nouailhas 14-1 (8-0) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 9, 19l behind High Five Society (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 2f app hcp (6) gf in Aug '10.
Vimiero (USA) 40-1 (9-4) Dwelt, in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 8th of 18, 14l behind Jawhar (9-11) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
Ginger Fizz 12-1 (9-5) Chased leader, jinked right over 8f out, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 6th of 9, 10l behind Epic Storm (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol.
Sauvage L'il 8-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 8th of 10, 13l behind Shea (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
Bridal Medic 50-1 (7-11) Always towards rear, 10th of 11, 15l behind Dandarrell (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Omar Khayyam 11-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 15, 4l behind Albasharah (8-12) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) sft in Oct.
Primo Blanca Primo Valentino gelding out of Quay Four.
Thecornishcockney 15-2 (9-1) Slowly away towards rear, headway over 8f out, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, ran on but not pace to challenge, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Mutual Regard (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Waving 9-1 (9-3) Held up behind, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and outpaced when hung right over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 9th of 10, 16l behind Shea (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
Dubai Emerald (USA) 50-1 (8-2) Slowly away, always in rear, behind final 3f, 11th of 12, 26l behind Minoan Dancer (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn fll (5) pol in Jun.
Lady Author 80-1 (8-12) Raced wide in mid-division, weakened 2f out, 8th of 12, 18l behind Neige D'antan (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks 0-55 (6) pol in Oct.
