held up, effort on inside over 1f out, never reached challenging position
switched left from wide draw and settled in rear, moderate headway final furlong
held up behind leaders, ran on under pressure final furlong, to take 2nd last strides
chased leader, driven to challenge over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, driven out
raced freely, led, kept on well until headed well inside final furlong, lost 2nd last strides
raced wide, in touch, hard ridden 2f out, stayed on under strong driving final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out
dwelt, soon in touch, ridden and no impression from over 1f out
dwelt, soon close up, hampered on rail just inside final furlong, soon switched right and ran on towards finish
Beneking is the choice in this wide open finale, Tiviski and Manic appear to be the main dangers. The selection was most impressive when beating David's Mark at Wolverhampton last month and wasn't disgraced next time when finishing aclose up third behind Desert Lover. He still looks on a very decent mark and he could be the best option. Tiviski rarely runs a bad race and put in another solid effport last time out when a close up third behind Million Percent, a similar run today should see him involved in the finish. Manic has to enter calculations on a recent second behind Shirley Oaks over course and distance and could prove to be each-way value. Of the rest Edin Burgher will not be far away in his his hat-trick bid, but Beneking looks the pick of the weights today and gets our vote.
Sweetest Revenge (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, hampered and switched right approaching final furlong, every chance close home, no extra, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Sahara Silk (9-1) at W'hampton 6f fll hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Ashes (IRE) 22-1 (8-13) Took keen hold in touch, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 2l behind Majestical (9-0) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Tiviski (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Prominent, ridden well over 1f out, led briefly inside last, no extra, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Million Percent (8-13) at W'hampton 6f sll (6) pol.
Clearing Sky (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) With leader, every chance over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 6l behind Times Review (8-9) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Edin Burgher (FR) 11-2 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, finished well, led last strides, won at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Gaudalpin (8-9) by a nk, 12 ran.
Imperium 11-2jt-fav (8-8) Towards rear on inside, some headway over 3f out, no impression when not much room over 1f out, 9th of 10, 10l behind Winthorpe (8-12) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
Beneking 11-4jt-fav (8-12) Soon chasing leader, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Desert Lover (9-0) at W'hampton 7f hcp (6) pol.
Manic 11-1 (8-6) In touch, headway over 1f out, chased winner entering final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 11, nk behind Shirley Oaks (8-4) at Lingfield 6f clm (6) pol.
