close up, pushed along halfway, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong
made all, ridden and ran on, gamely (New track record)
tracked leader, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened entering final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
went right start, close up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon chased winner, ridden and unable to quicken towards finish
Blue De Vega has hit form with a vengeance, finding only a useful sprinter too good in a conditions race at Leicester last time having rattled up a hat-trick in handicaps previously. However, he’s shot up the ratings as a consequence and may find a couple too good on today’s terms. Chelmsford third Leodis Dream still looks a few pounds too high but Texting is only a pound higher than when scoring over track and trip in July. Daschas won this last year but is still 3lb higher. With the ground still drying out, everything looks right for veteran CASPIAN PRINCE to win for the first time on Turf in more than two years.
Blue De Vega (GER) 9-1 (9-6) Tracked leading trio, switched right over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Tis Marvellous (9-2) at Leicester 5f stks (3) gs in Sep.
Caspian Prince (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, edged right, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Konchek (9-6) at Salisbury 5f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Leodis Dream (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Led, under pressure when joined 1f out, game to the line, lost second in the final strides, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Desert Safari (8-9) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (2) pol in Sep.
Daschas 12-1 (9-10) Stumbled leaving stalls, soon chasing leaders, pushed along over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, last of 9, 4 1/4l behind Spoof (9-9) at Windsor 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Texting 8-1 (9-4) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Young Tiger (8-5) at Doncaster 5f hcp (3) gf in Aug.