led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, headway to lead over 1f out, ridden out
Nonrunner
St Saviour and Reetaj are closely matched on handicap ratings, though the latter has the best recent form with a second at Lingfield. But AD DABARAN is taken to improve past both in this as he steps up in distance having shown plenty of progress at Kempton last time - Charlie Appleby's colt gets the nod. Major Franko was tailed off on his recent debut and makes no appeal.
Ad Dabaran (GER) 12-1 (9-5) Prominent, every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Mustaqqil (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Major Franko 100-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, pushed along and struggling over 4f out, 8th of 14, 29 1/4l behind Uele River (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug.
St Saviour 33-1 (9-2) Slow into stride in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 4th of 7, 9 1/4l behind Decorated Knight (9-7) at Sandown 1m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Reetaj 5-2fav (9-5) Led, headed over 6f out, tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, edged left and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 3 3/4l behind Pathway To Honour (9-5) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
