tracked leaders on outer, ridden and outpaced over 2f out
pressed leader on inside, to over 2f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out
led narrowly, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
steadied start, took keen hold, held up, not clear run on inner and checked approaching 2f out, stayed on to take third inside final furlong, never nearer
held up, ridden over 2f out, no progress, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden to press leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, all out
held up, head way to lead narrowly over 1f out, hard ridden, no extra when headed well inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not troubled leaders
Grezie went close last time and is consequently preferred to Cayman Breeze and Piccostar. That second to the in-form Mr Chocolate Drop over 7 furlongs here was a perfectly respectable performance and she may have a little more to offer as it was just her second outing since the end of 2006. The drop to this trip is a concern as she has done her winning over further but we're prepared to take that chance. The trip should prove no problem for Cayman Breeze who hasn't won for a while but he didn't shape too badly last time and enters calculations with Steve Drowne taking over from Barry Savage. Joe Rich is relatively unexposed but needs to improve and a bigger threat could be Piccostar. She struggled in a handicap last time but will appreciate the return to this grade and should be in the mix but, for our pick, we'll come back to Grezie.
Cayman Breeze 20-1 (8-9) Raced keenly behind, headway well over 1f out, took 3rd 1f out, no chance with 1st 2 final furlong, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Stoneacre Donny (8-7) at Kempton 6f app stk (7) pol in Jan.
Chiracahua (IRE) 9-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, 4th under pressure halfway, no impression from over 2f out, weakened, 8th of 10, 13l behind Miracle Ridge (11-0) at Laytown 6f hcp 45-70 std in Sept.
Doctor Ned 33-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 9, 3l behind Naughty Thoughts (9-3) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol.
Grezie 33-1 (9-0) Steadied start, took keen hold towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, every chance, no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Mr Chocolate Drop (9-6) at Kempton 7f Stks (41-45) (7) pol.
Joe Rich 25-1 (9-0) Behind, headway under pressure 2f out, no progress over 1f out, never nearer, 8th of 12, 6l behind Isobel Rose (9-0) at Kempton 6f Stks (41-45) (7) pol.
Piccostar 12-1 (8-4) Raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 11l behind Wiltshire (8-9) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Suhayl Star (IRE) 20-1 (8-2) Tracked leader, effort 2f out, not quicken, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 5l behind Jessica Wigmo (8-5) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
The Carpet Man 25-1 (8-3) Always behind, 9th of 12, 7l behind Thoughtsofstardom (8-6) at Kempton 5f hcp (6) pol.
