towards rear, ridden on inside over 2f out, moderate headway, never in contention
behind, ridden over 2f out, soon struggling, finished lame
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, pushed along, stayed on steadily final furlong, lost hind shoe
chased winner, driven along over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace
soon ridden and struggling in rear, tailed off
held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to press for 2nd near finish
mid-division on inside, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner final furlong, kept on well to hold 2nd
made all, in command over 1f out, soon edged left, kept up to work, unchallenged
held up in mid-division, ridden and hung right from 2f out, soon beaten
chased leaders on outside, driven along, stayed on same pace, final 2f
Norman Tradition is selected here ahead of Handset and Power Ballad. Handset has been second on each of her last two runs and, even though the form of those runs barely rates at 70, she has to be given serious thought in what is a modest affair. With her stable in good form, Norman Tradition, who showed improvement at Wolverhampton last time, comes into the reckoning, while Power Ballad has to be given some thought having shown promise on her Turf debut last season, even though she has not been seen since. Finally, Split The Wind holds something of a chance based on her best pieces of form and Highest Esteem showed promise on his debut but flopped last time but, dropped in trip from that run, he is not ruled out. However, for the selection, we will side with Norman Tradition.
Highest Esteem 14-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 7, 20l behind Watchful (8-12) at Goodwood 1m 3f 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Hugo Quick 25-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, never on terms, 5th of 8, 22l behind Nutkin (8-12) at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn stk (5) hvy in Aug.
Mark of The Fen 40-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, never a factor, 10th of 13, 23l behind New World Order (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol.
Axis Mundi (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Mid-division, weakened 3f out, 6th of 7, 10l behind Spriggan (9-3) at W'hampton 7f mdn aut stk (5) pol in Aug.
Elmasong 33-1 (8-2) Mid-division, not much room over 2f out, soon ridden, never on terms, 8th of 14, 8l behind Feolin (9-4) at Brighton 1m fll hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Formidable Guest 200-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, raced centre, always towards rear, 10th of 13, 46l behind We'll Come (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m mdn stk (5) gd in May.
Gracefull Model Erhaab filly out of an unraced mare.
Handset (USA) Evensfav (8-12) Close up, ridden to chase winner 2f out, soon no impression, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Turban Heights (8-12) at Leicester 1m mdn aut stk (5) gs in Aug.
Mtoto Girl Mtoto filly, half-sister to several winners from 7f-1m4f.
Norman Tradition 16-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Memphis Marie (8-12) at W'hampton 7f mdn aut stk (5) pol in Aug.
Oat Cuisine 33-1 (8-12) Towards rear, never a factor, 7th of 13, 13l behind New World Order (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol.
Power Ballad 40-1 (9-0) Steadied start, pulled hard, held up in rear, ridden and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 7, 3l behind Zefooha (9-0) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Jul '06.
Pure Velvet (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened from 2f out, 5th of 11, 16l behind Trans Siberian (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn aut (6) pol in Jun.
Split The Wind (USA) 66-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden 3f out, one pace, 4th of 9, 7l behind Demolition (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Aug.
