held up in mid-division on inside, headway from 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, not reach leaders
mid-division on inside, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
keen hold, steadied rear, headway on inside over 1f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong
chased leaders, led briefly over 2f out, every chance after, until outpaced by winner final furlong
tracked leader to 9f out, stayed prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on under pressure from over 1f out
held up in rear, smooth headway on bit over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led 1f out, soon clear
held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened
led until headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off
keen hold, in touch, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, soon prominent, went 2nd 9f out, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened
took keen hold, held up in rear, no chance final 2f
Gamesters Lady gets the nod in the finale, with Ndola and Fenners others to keep tabs on. That said, Fantasy Ride is a useful tool on his day and he can go close if he gets the breaks in running. Fenners has dropped to an attractive mark and, as he looks Mick Easterby's best chance of a winner on the card, he should be monitored closely. A winner off a 1lb higher mark in May, Easterby's charge is well treated just now and it would be folly to rule out a big run. Ndola won an egg and spoon race last time and obviously has more on his plate tonight. Still the Barney Curley and Jamie Spencer conspiracy theorists may be out in force and this fellow seems sure to be a popular choice irrespective of his 5lb rise up the weight. This will help to boost the price on Gamesters Lady, who ran a blinder on her reappearance three weeks ago and, with her stamina now proven, Mark Brisbourne's filly gets our nod as the best bet in a tricky finale to the Kempton card.
Master At Arms 33-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, switched right to inside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Spirit of Adjisa (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Gamesters Lady 33-1 (9-4) Led 1f, tracked leader, led over 4f out to over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Stagecoach Emerald (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Fantasy Ride 17-2 (9-8) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 15, 5l behind Compton Dragon (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Fenners (USA) 16-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway on inner over 1f out, driven to challenge and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Compton Dragon (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Safin (GER) 66-1 (9-3) Towards rear, never a danger, 9th of 12, 7l behind Pothos Way (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Gracechurch (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Mid-division, closer order over 5f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 15, 5l behind Gallego (9-6) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Key Partners (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Prominent, led 8f out to over 4f out, weakened and eased 2f out, 13th of 14, 27l behind Polyquest (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol.
Ndola 5-2fav (9-5) Held up in touch, progress to go 2nd 2f out, led just over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 4f Stks (41-45) (7) pol beating Cragganmore Creek (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Royal Axminster 28-1 (9-1) Always towards rear, 12th of 16, 27l behind Me Fein (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Aug.
Silver Dreamer (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden and headway 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 9l behind Right Option (8-1) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sept.
Fasuby (IRE) 17-2 (8-8) Held up towards rear of main group, ridden 6f out, weakened well over 2f out, 4th of 7, 18l behind Etoile d'Or (8-7) at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo sll (6) sft.
Iceni Princess 50-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 9th of 11, 28l behind Sir Duke (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 4f 3yo stk 0-55 (6) pol.
Garibaldi (GER) 25-1 (9-7) Dwelt, soon mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 11th of 15, 14l behind Gala Sunday (10-1) at Redcar 1m 2f ldy rds hcp (6) gd.
