in touch, headway over 2f out, hung right and every chance from over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
pulled hard in touch, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, just held
always prominent, led over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, strongly challenged from over 1f out, held on under pressure
steadied start, raced keenly towards rear, headway and switched right inside final furlong, never nearer
led 1f, keen hold, remained prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon one pace
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, no impression
raced keenly in mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened quickly inside final furlong
keen hold in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
held up in mid-division, raced wide, lost place well over 2f out
led after 1f, headed 6f out, weakened over 4f out
dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, some late headway, never dangerous
always behind
Abbeygate can get the better of Height Of Spirits, with Mycenean Prince and Oasis Sun seen as likely dangers. This looks pretty tricky in truth, and Abbeygate can only be a tentative choice on past efforts. Tom Keddy's charge has not won since scoring on the Wolverhampton Polytrack in April 2006, but has run the odd decent race, and is pretty low in the ratings these days. Height Of Spirits was only narrowly beaten by Postmaster here in March, but the big worry is his ability to last out the 10-furlong trip. Mycenean Prince is still a maiden after 28-starts but has shaped fairly well of late, while Oasis Sun will not mind the trip, but has gone off the boil of late. Abbeygate is the pick.
Abbeygate 14-1 (8-8) Towards rear, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 10l behind Lobengula (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Alqaayid 66-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 10th of 13, 21l behind Musango (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f clm (6) pol in Aug.
Barton Sands (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Held up, never dangerous, last of 14, 21l behind At The Helm (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f sll (6) pol in Sept '06.
Bernabeu (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden 3f out, no headway and weakened 2f out, 9th of 11, 9l behind Crimson Fern (8-12) at W'hampton 7f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Oct.
Height of Spirits 7-1 (9-3) Behind, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 13, 2l behind Kinsman (9-3) at Kempton 1m Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Oct.
Mycenean Prince (USA) 20-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, to over 4f out, outpaced and lost position over 2f out, stayed on again final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 11, 3l behind General Knowledge (9-6) at Kempton 1m clm (6) pol.
Oasis Sun (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Keen, tracked leaders, chased leader over 5f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out, 8th of 13, 9l behind Dawson Creek (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Oct.
Piquet 10-1 (8-11) In touch on inside, pushed along 3f out, weakened inside final 2f, 11th of 14, 9l behind Time To Regret (9-7) at Kempton 1m Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Jan.
Red Raptor 7-1 (8-6) Led, raced keenly, headed 3f out, soon weakened and eased, last of 14, 38l behind Bethanys Boy (8-12) at Folkestone 1m 2f hcp 0-50 (6) gs in Aug.
Wizby 25-1 (8-5) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind General Knowledge (9-6) at Kempton 1m clm (6) pol.
Little Hotpotch 66-1 (8-6) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 12l behind Karmest (8-8) at Warwick 6f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (6) sft in Jun.
Lordswood (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Held up behind, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders, 6th of 9, 3l behind Formidable Guest (8-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Oct.
The Slider 50-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, 7l behind Royal Embrace (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Time For Change (IRE) 80-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, outpaced final 2f, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 9l behind Magic Glade (9-8) at Kempton 6f clm (6) pol in Oct.
