held up in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, lost place over 2f out
always in rear, tailed off 3f out, soon eased
tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, soon ridden to challenge, kept on same pace
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out
led, ridden, headed well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up in touch, headway to lead well over 1f out, ran on well
tracked leader, hard ridden, every chance over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Fairfield Flame is the pick with Fourth Dimension and Ultimate Quest put up as our alternatives. The selection has looked far from the easiest of rides but she stays this trip well enough, as was proved at Nottingham, and with Rab Havlin taking over from Marc Halford, the element of professional handling might just make the difference. Fourth Dimension won this race last year. Soft ground at Windsor served to sap his stamina in the closing stages but if he has recovered from that experience eight days ago, he has to be a player in spite of top weight. Ultimate Quest was heavily punted at Folkestone before flopping badly. There will be few better bred individuals on view at the track tonight and the market is watched in anticipation. Jafaru has a mixed bag of results to his name . The ground should suit if he consents to put it all in tonight. Blue Admiral was nicely backed last time out and it will be interesting to see if he has any support on handicap introduction. Cossack Prince had been struggling in handicaps over a mile before tried over 1m7f at Warwick. He gave the impression that he is worth another chance over a similar trip this evening. The well bred Hamsat Elqamar doesn't look to be a stable star. That said, connections will be keen to secure a victory in order to enhance paddock value. Benhego was easy to back on handicap debut and never gave the layers a moment's worry. Fairfield Flame has obvious negatives as well as positives but having demonstrated winning form over trip and going, she sets the standard tonight.
Fourth Dimension (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Held up 4th, ridden to lead 2f out, no extra when headed just over 1f out, one pace, lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Aegean Prince (9-9) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Jafaru 6-1 (9-7) Chased leader, pushed along over 4f out, lost place 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 13, 5l behind Looks The Business (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jun.
Blue Admiral 3-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden to go 4th over 1f out, never nearer, 4th of 7, 12l behind Totoman (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo mdn aut (6) gf in May.
Fairfield Flame (GER) 13-2 (9-4) Held up, headway 8f out, chased leader 4f out, ridden and every chance when hung left from over 1f out, unable to quicken final furlong, 4th of 9, 2l behind Si Belle (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Cossack Prince 17-2 (8-2) Held up, headway to lead over 10f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, soon no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Tasheba (9-0) at Warwick 1m 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Hamsat Elqamar 12-1 (9-4) Soon led, headed over 9f out, ridden 4f out, one pace final 2f, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Si Belle (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Benhego 33-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, shaken up over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 7l behind Dancing Dik (8-6) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Ultimate Quest (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Slowly away,soon driven along in rear, never a factor, 7th of 11, 13l behind Okafranca (8-4) at Folkestone 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) sft.
