chased leaders until weakened over 3f out
chased leaders, pushed along 5f out, went 2nd 4f out, led 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leader to inside final 3f, weakened rapidly, tailed off
always behind
held up in rear, steady headway from 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well
mid-division on outer, headway to track leader inside final 3f, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon no chance with winner
raced wide, soon chased leaders, plugged on one pace final 2f
in rear, hampered inside final 4f, soon eased, tailed off
ran in snatches, towards rear, headway under pressure when short of room and unseated rider inside final 4f
slowly into stride, held up in rear, plugged on final 3f, no chance
Four short listed for an ordinary maiden are Top Tiger, Yab Adee, Trump Call and Dart, and we will take the last named to score. James Fanshawe's filly made her debut over c&d in September and ran with enough promise to suggest that she will be much better for the experience. She is has enough stamina in her pedigree to really see out this trip and as the one open to most improvement she is selected. Top Tiger has not been seen since July and has not run badly in two attempts over 10f, though he seems far from certain to stay here. Trump Call also steps up in trip after a few placed efforts over 10f, but again he is not guaranteed to get home and Yab Adee may be a better proposition, trying his third all weather surface in four starts, but needs to put a poor run behind him from last time. A race that is really for watching from the bar, where like the selection, you might throw a Dart to pass the time.
Balfour House 100-1 (9-5) Always in rear, 9th of 13, 21l behind Rowan Lodge (8-12) at Chepstow 1m 2f sll (6) gf in Sept.
Ramvaswani (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Always behind, 11th of 14, 29l behind Rajeh (9-3) at Galway 1m 4f 3yo mdn gf in Aug '06.
Versatile 50-1 (8-9) Always in rear, last of 13, well behind Critical Stage (8-7) at Kempton 2m hcap (5) pol in Sept.
Keagles (ITY) 40-1 (8-8) Pulled hard, soon prominent, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 17l behind Treason Trial (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Pearl of Esteem 80-1 (8-9) Jumped awkward, slowly into stride, always behind, 15th of 16, 38l behind Border Artist (8-13) at Yarmouth 7f hcap (6) gd in Sept.
Top Tiger 11-2 (8-10) Chased leaders, led over 7f out, headed over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 10, 8l behind Dar Es Salaam (9-1) at Pontefract 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gd in Jul.
Trump Call (IRE) 9-2fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, soon no chance with winner, lost 2nd final stride, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Hot Diamond (9-1) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug.
Yab Adee 10-1 (8-10) Mid-division, keen, effort 2f out, faded, 5th of 13, 10l behind New World Order (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Sept.
Dart 11-4 (8-12) Raced in 4th, shaken up to go 3rd 3f out, driven and no impression final 2f, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Yeoman Spirit (9-11) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Sept.
Driving Miss Suzie 10-1 (8-12) Took keen hold early, tracked leader, not much room inside final 2f, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Potentiale (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Sept.
Princess Danehill (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) In touch, keen, ridden over 2f out, faded, 3rd of 13, 9l behind New World Order (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Sept.
Stroppi Poppi 66-1 (8-12) Slowly away, always struggling rear, 12th of 13, 22l behind Risque Heights (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Aug.
