held up in touch, travelling well, headway 2f out, chased leader on inner over 1f out, pushed along and ran on to lead well inside final furlong
tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, kept on
chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakend approaching final furlong
held up, first along 3f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, no pace of leading pair
slowly into stride, took keen hold, soon in touch on outside, pushed along 3f out, soon beaten, eased when no chance final furlong, tailed off
slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along and struggling 3f out
held up in rear, ridden 3f out, no response
led to 4f out, chased leader to 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, one pace final 2f
Nonrunner
This handicap looks to be between the top few in the weights with the verdict going to CAN CAN STAR ahead of Torrens and Siena Star. The selection has form on his side over rival Siena Star who was a head back from him on both horses last runs. They meet here on almost identical terms so it's hard to see how that will be over turned. In addition the form seems rock solid from the pick's penultimate outing with the winner going on to score again. So with the form against Siena Star, Torrens looks the best placed to challenge here. He found just one too good last time and shaped as if his turn will come soon. He'll be aided here running off the same rating. Barton Sands has a pretty good record at this track and over this distance. He's rated 11lbs higher than his last victory, over a longer trip here, and seems to be coming to terms with the extra burden. He may need a slight reprieve from the assessor to score again however he won't be too far away here however this should be a race won by Can Can Star.
Can Can Star 6-1 (9-3) Behind, mid-division, headway over 1f out, quickened well inside final furlong to lead post, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov beating Lord Theo (9-7) by a shd, 12 ran.
Siena Star (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, 8 lengths adrift 3f out, still 2nd and 5 lengths behind entering final furlong, ran on well, and gaining final strides, 3rd of 12, shd behind Can Can Star (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Torrens (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (9-7) Took keen hold in touch, stayed on to go 2nd over 1f out but not trouble winner final furlong, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Little Carmela (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Barton Sands (IRE) 5-2 (8-9) Close up, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 6th of 8, 5l behind Turner's Touch (9-11) at Lingfield 1m 4f clm (6) pol in Mar.
Superior Duchess 8-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden along halfway, one pace final 2f, 5th of 11, 12l behind Taqdeyr (9-3) at Southwell 7f 3yo mdn (5) fbs in Nov.
Fateful Attraction 7-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, led 5f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 11l behind Veloso (9-6) at Great Leighs 1m 5f sll (6) pol in Oct.
Space Pirate 12-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden 2f out, no impression, 9th of 11, 18l behind Star Choice (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Sahara Prince (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Chased clear leader until over 2f out, steadily weakened, 5th of 11, 13l behind Lord of Dreams (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f sll (6) pol in Sept '07.
Sea Cliff (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Settled in rear, headway entering straight, 6th over 1f out, no extra, 7th of 14, 7l behind Solo Performer (8-5) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp 45-70 pol in Aug.
Silver Spruce 7-2 (8-7) Held up, outpaced 3f out, never on terms, 6th of 8, 12l behind Hoar Frost (8-3) at Hamilton 1m 3f 3yo clm (6) gf in Jun.
Royal Choir 50-1 (9-1) Mid-division on outside, pushed along 3f out, no chance soon after, 7th of 13, 10l behind Old Romney (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 1f sll (6) gd in Aug.
