raced wide tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden halfway, never a factor
held up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd near finish
led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
dwelt, always in rear
raced wide in rear, ridden 2f out, ran on under pressure to go 2nd near finish
keen in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
FEAR NOTHING has scared the life out of punters so far but in a race of this nature he looks the best option. Winless from nine starts, the John Fretwell-owned gelding comes here on the back of getting turned over at 1/3 on his last run. He holds Papageno on that run and despite the eye-catching booking of Richard Hughes for the last-named should confirm the placings. Blinkers are tried on the (seemingly) regressive Final Turn, whilst Little Rufus shaped with some promise over 400 days ago. Nadinska represents a trainer in good form, whilst Socceroo has an in-and-out profile but her latest flop at Southwell is probably best forgotten.
Fear Nothing 1-3fav (9-3) Took keen hold, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden to narrow lead entering final furlong, headed and not quicken last half furlong, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Prince James (8-10) at Wolverhampton 5f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Final Turn 3-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 11l behind Lutine Bell (9-7) at Bath 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fm in Jul.
Little Rufus 20-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride in rear, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on nearest finish, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Cian Rooney (9-3) at Pontefract 5f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jul '09.
Papageno 11-2 (9-3) Led, edged right well over 1f out, ridden and kept on, narrowly headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Prince James (8-10) at Wolverhampton 5f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Socceroo 9-1 (8-5) Bumped start, led, headed over 3f out, soon ridden, chased leader until over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 11l behind Boogie Waltzer (8-3) at Southwell 5f fll hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Aug.
Diamond Affair (IRE) 66-1 (8-4) Led 1f remained prominent, lost place over 2f ut, eased over 1f out, last of 8, 43l behind Dream Number (9-4) at Folkestone 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Aug.
Nadinska 9-4fav (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 5l behind Red Roar (8-12) at Beverley 5f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
Rosetta Hill 7-1 (8-6) Pulled hard, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 8l behind Star Twilight (9-4) at Yarmouth 5f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.