chased leaders 5f
held up in touch, headway halfway, went prominent 3f out until over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in mid-division, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
held up in touch, headway going well over 2f out, ridden and chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
prominent until pushed along over 3f out, weakened rapidly over 2f out
held up in mid-division, smooth headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong
made most until ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
behind, made some late headway, never a factor
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong but not reach leaders
took keen hold, held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, not reach winner
chased leaders 5f
in touch until pushed along over 2f out and soon beaten
in touch, pushed along halfway, soon lost place
held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish
chased leaders 5f
AUTUMN BLADES is effective in this grade and can be fancied to give us a good run for the money. Stablemates Wovoka and High Curragh are old-hands in races of this nature and are capable of being on the premises, while Sampower Rose is interesting in a claimer for the first time; the ease in grade may help initiate a return to form. However, Autumn Blades has been running well in defeat of late and if he is ever going to get a mile it will come in a weak race like this. The selection would be conceding in excess of 3lb to the others if this were a handicap, so this appears to be a good bit of placement by Alan Bailey as he bids to eek-out another success from this game four-year-old.
Cordell (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 13, 24l behind Kyllachy Star (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
West Kirk 8-1 (8-9) Steadied start, held up, improved from over 1f out, soon ran green, kept on better for race, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Emirates World (8-9) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Wovoka (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on and no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 11, 7l behind Follow The Flag (9-4) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Autumn Blades (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) In touch, ridden 2f out, pressed winner and every chance approaching final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Dvinsky (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Pressing Matters (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Mid-division, driven along and hung right over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 14l behind Millfield (9-8) at Kempton 1m clm stks (6) pol in Sep.
Alan Devonshire 16-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, never on terms, 8th of 15, 7l behind Simple Rhythm (9-1) at Nottingham 6f all hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Spring Goddess (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Applaude (9-5) at Ayr 1m 2f sell stks (4) gs in Sep.
High Curragh 10-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 14l behind River Kirov (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f clm stks (6) pol.
Bahama Baileys 33-1 (8-8) In touch on outside, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 13l behind Mamlakati (9-2) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sep.
Al Rayanah 10-1 (9-7) Led to post early, slowly away, raced centre, always in rear, last of 10, 15l behind King's Icon (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Musigny (USA) 14-1 (8-12) Behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Sairaam (8-7) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo sll (6) gf in Sep.
Charismatic Lady 33-1 (7-13) Towards rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 16l behind Bea Menace (8-4) at Pontefract 1m 3yo clm (4) gf.
Indian Tonic (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Cadeaux Fax (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Ensign's Trick 18-1 (8-8) Chased leader, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 18l behind Provost (9-6) at Ayr 7f hcap (6) hvy in Oct '08.
Why Nee Amy 16-1 (7-12) Raced wide, in touch, ridden over 3f out, no impression final 2f, 5th of 13, 6l behind Gaily Noble (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo clm stks (6) pol.
Sampower Rose (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 24l behind Silver Guest (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
