led, headed over 8f out, remained prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide, keen, mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression
led over 8f out, ridden over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra near finish
held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden 3f out, headway under strong pressure over 1f out, kept on
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong
pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd near finish
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
held up, ridden and weakened 3f out
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
pulled hard in rear, never dangerous
held up mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Don Pasquale is nominated ahead of Sir Haydn, Desert Hawk and General Flumpa. The selection has been disappointing of late but a switch back to more favourable ground should be in his favour and with the useful James O'Reilly aboard, the winning habit is waiting to be regained. Sir Haydn is a better performer on all-weather ratings than turf but does at least handle the likely going. His most recent effort on soft going should be ignored. Desert Hawk is a regular feature in races of this nature and is sure to give a good account of himself. General Flumpa won on soft going on his latest start and connections will be keen for the rain to hit East Anglia sooner rather than later. Veba is still searching for a maiden victory and proved an expensive failure at Lingfield. Trevian bids to atone for a long losing run. Don Pasquale has plenty of ticks in the right boxes and is our selection in the finale.
Sir Haydn 66-1 (9-12) Dwelt, always in rear, 11th of 12, 34l behind Kingscape (9-12) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Hogan's Heroes 33-1 (9-12) Mid-division, no extra approaching straight, 12th of 14, 20l behind Lidanski (9-7) at Limerick 7f mdn stk gs in Jun.
General Flumpa 11-2 (8-4) Chased leading pair, clear of main group, headway to lead over 3f out, soon clear, unchallenged, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f app hcp (6) sft beating Kuster (9-5) by 8l, 9 ran.
Don Pasquale 5-1 (8-12) Pulled hard in mid-division, headway to go 3rd 8f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 10, 26l behind Raffish (9-3) at Warwick 1m 5f app hcp (6) sft.
Trevian 7-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden when hampered 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Mr Grand Lodge (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcap (6) pol.
Desert Hawk 2-1fav (8-7) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 13l behind General Flumpa (8-4) at Yarmouth 1m 3f app hcp (6) sft.
Ciccone 7-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened and eased, 9th of 15, 11l behind Blue Mistral (8-10) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Danzare 10-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden, bumped and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 12, 18l behind Kingscape (9-12) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
C'Est La Vie 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, hampered 2f out, weakened, 11th of 13, 14l behind Accomplish (8-10) at Folkestone 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Sept '05.
Polish Welcome 10-1 (8-0) In touch, ridden along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 16, 6l behind Bridegroom (8-10) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sept.
Veba (USA) 11-4fav (9-7) Held up, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Lytham (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f Stks (41-45) (7) pol.
Classic Hall (IRE) 100-1 (9-7) Took keen hold behind, ridden and outpaced over 4f out, soon beaten, 9th of 12, 25l behind Philatelist (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) pol in May.
Mixing 16-1 (10-3) Never better than mid-division, 13th of 18, 10l behind Monashee River (10-2) at Goodwood 1m 1f amt hcp (6) gd in Jun.
