pulled hard, held up in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, soon went 2nd, no chance with winner
keen, held up in touch, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on, never dangerous
made all, pushed clear entering final furlong, unchallenged
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in rear, pushed along over 3f out, never trouble leaders
keen, chased winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong
pulled hard, prominent, weakened 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
MUTAMARED won with a fair bit in hand last time and he stands out at the weights here, while Orpenindeed and Little Edward can also go well. Jamie Spencer has been booked for the mount on the selection, who goes well over this trip and in this grade, and looks likely to be very tough to beat given the way the weights are framed here. Little Edward acts well on the Polytrack and over this trip and we would be much more enthusiastic about his claims here if Ron Hodges' runners were in better shape. Orpenindeed has never won on an artificial surface but he has some decent form in defeat on the Polytrack, including here, and he is entitled to get closely involved. Buy On The Red is just a couple of pounds higher than his most recent turf success and with the first-time visor he can get very competitive, while Silver Wind is dropped back into claiming company and although not favoured by the weights compared to some he can run his race. Mutamared is taken to score.
Little Edward 16-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, always rear group, never a factor, 11th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Markab (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-90 (3) pol.
Mutamared (USA) Evensfav (9-6) Held up, smooth headway on outside over 1f out, led 1f out, pushed out readily, won at Kempton 6f clm (6) pol in Oct beating Brandywell Boy (8-9) by 2l, 11 ran.
Silver Wind 33-1 (8-4) Mid-division, ridden halfway, ridden and headway 1f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 12, 2l behind Beat The Bell (8-5) at Great Leighs 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Oct.
Orpenindeed (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Keen, hampered after 1f, in touch, ridden over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, switched right and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Beat The Bell (8-5) at Great Leighs 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Oct.
Buy On The Red 7-1 (9-6) Tracked leader, ridden to lead narrowly just over 1f out, soon headed, no extra and faded well inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 3l behind Trimlestown (9-2) at Lingfield 7f clm (6) pol in Oct.
Scots W'Hae 7-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden half way, headway over 1f out, effort when switched right inside final furlong, staying on when short of room near finish, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Tanley (8-12) at Great Leighs 5f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Baileys Brazilian (8-8) Unplaced behind Dramatic Turn (8-9) at La Teste De Buch 4f stk gd in Jul, 15 ran.
Fairyville (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Towards rear, some late headway from over 1f out, 7th of 14, 4l behind If Per Chance (9-5) at Limerick 7f hcp 0-70 hvy in Oct.
Millfields Dreams 50-1 (8-4) Raced stands side, prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 17th of 19, 10l behind Fantasy Explorer (9-3) at Newmarket 6f hcap (4) gf in Sept.