towards rear, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, headed final strides
keen in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to lead final strides
dwelt, towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, faded inside final furlong
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
raced wide in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish
keen close up, ridden 2f out, effort when hung left over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor
led, headed 5f out, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
A prolific course winner, Good Luck Charm found the heavy going against him at Epsom and could be in this mix today. Baltic Prince is upped in class and raised 6lb after scoring here last month while Spinnaka finally won a maiden race when successful at Chepstow and Mister Freeze scored over 6f at Southwell recently. Black Caesar is another course regular that could go well but WAHAAB escapes a penalty for winning an apprentices’ race at Leicester by over three lengths and Sophie Leech’s charge gets the vote on that basis.
Good Luck Charm 8-1 (9-3) Held up off the pace disputing 5th, headway towards centre over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 9 1/2l behind London (9-7) at Epsom 7f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Black Caesar (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Raced far side alone, overall leader, switched left to lead centre group over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 18, 4 1/2l behind Shady Mccoy (9-7) at Ascot 7f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Procurator (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway when not much room over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Blue On Blue (8-11) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Spinnaka (IRE) 2-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 2nd over 4f out, led over 2f out, soon edged right, stayed on, holding on near finish, won at Chepstow 7f mdn fll stks (5) gs in Sep beating Diagnostic (9-0) by hd, 8 ran.
Mister Freeze (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, kept on strongly inside final furlong, won at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Moondust (9-8) by 3 3/4l, 7 ran.
Soaring Spirits (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Mid-division, reminders over 4f out, wide last bend, some late headway, never involved, 6th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Newstead Abbey (9-7) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Wahaab (IRE) 10-1 (10-3) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, easily, won at Leicester 7f hcp (6) sft in Oct beating Showdance Kid (10-1) by 3 1/4l, 14 ran.
El Torito (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, well off the pace in last pair, headway in centre chasing leaders over 2f out, hung left and weakened 2f out, last of 9, 10l behind London (9-7) at Epsom 7f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Pour La Victoire (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, raced towards stands side, always behind and outpaced, 11th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Operative (9-10) at Goodwood 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Baltic Prince (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Brighton 7f hcp (6) gd in Sep beating Limerick Lord (8-7) by 2 3/4l, 14 ran.
