held up in mid-division, led approaching 2f out, hung right and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner final furlong
with leader, led over 4f out, headed inside final 3f, weakened tamely
mid-division, headway 4f out, led inside final 3f, headed approaching 2f out, stayed on same pace
in touch on outside, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
slight lead to over 4f out, weakened rapidly over 3f out, tailed off
in touch on inside, driven along over 2f out, soon outpaced
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
took keen hold, prominent, went 2nd from 4f out to over 3f out, weakening when hung left and right 2f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear final furlong, stayed on strongly
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
Spiderback, Jack Rolfe, Kaateb and Vallemeldee look the short list material here and Jack Rolfe looks the one to be on. Gary Moore's gelding is in good form and looks a tough sort, going close at York before staying on strongly to score at Newbury last time. A 4lb rise looks fair enough, and another bold bid is expected. Spiderback is a c&d scorer who went well enough from this mark at Folkestone last time but probably needs a drop in the weights to win again. Kaateb improved for the step up to 10f at Sandown last time and is related to winners over this trip. As one open to plenty more improvement a big effort is anticipated, while Vallemeldee is back on a handy mark and as one who gets the trip well she has frame claims, but Jack Rolfe is our idea of the winner.
Kaateb (IRE) 11-1 (9-10) Made all, driven along and stayed on strongly final 2f, won at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Sept beating Sharp Dresser (8-12) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Transvestite (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, headway on outside over 4f out, weakened under pressure over 2f out, 9th of 10, 8l behind Peppertree (9-7) at Newbury 1m 2f hcap (4) gf in Sept.
Jack Rolfe 3-1fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching 2f out, driven out final furlong, won at Newbury 1m 4f hcap (4) gf in Sept beating Counting House (9-5) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Mahmjra 50-1 (8-13) Tracked leader to 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 14l behind Coeur de Lionne (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f hcap (3) pol in Sept.
Poseidon's Secret (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place, 14th of 16, 35l behind Wait For The Will (11-2) at Windsor 1m 4f amt hcp 0-80 (5) gf in Aug.
Bedouin Blue (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Led, headed after 2f and remained in touch, ridden and one pace final 2f, 4th of 8, 6l behind Peppertree Lane (9-5) at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp (3) hvy in Aug '06.
Spiderback (IRE) 7-4fav (8-11) In rear but in touch, effort and hung right over 1f out, found little inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 2l behind Samsons Son (9-2) at Folkestone 1m 4f 3yo hcp (3) frm in Sept.
Multicultural 22-1 (9-6) Towards rear, pushed along over 6f out, never dangerous, last of 10, well behind Broughtons Revival (9-10) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp 0-90 (3) sft in Sept.
Muhannak (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 7l behind Kingscape (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Sept.
Vallemeldee (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Held up, took close order after 6f, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Irish Quest (9-5) at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Sept.
Precept 9-4 (8-12) Tracked leader for 2f, prominent, pushed along over 4f out, outpaced over 3f out,soon beaten, 5th of 6, 24l behind Valrhona (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Sept.
