held up towards rear, effort 1f out, driven and kept on same pace towards finish
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
in touch, ridden and weakened final furlong
switched left start, held up in rear, headway on inside from over 1f out, ridden and hung right final furlong, kept on towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on not pace to challenge
led, headed over 4f out, ridden to lead again over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, rallied towards finish
pulled hard, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
switched left start, held up in rear, ridden and outpaced entering final 2f, driven and ran on towards finish
raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, led well inside final furlong, ridden out
There isn't a great deal to chose between Johnstown Lad and CAPONE in a tight handicap and given that the latter should be a bigger price we'll side with Hayley Turner's mount while Lucky Leigh could be interesting after scoring on her only previous visit here. Racing off the same mark as when just failing to reach the winner with a fast finish at Kempton last time a switch back to this track should help the selection if adopting the same hold-up tactics. That effort was capping a progressive run of form and with further improvement he can go one better. Johnstown Lad is also under the same burden has his silver medal performance last time this time over course and distance. He too was finishing strongly and he is definitely a leading player. Lucky Leigh scored here when the track was running slow over the minimum trip two starts ago and despite slightly disappointing under a revised mark last time on the pick of her form she should still be in the mix. River Kirov has a good record here but looks in the grip of the assessor so in a modest field Capone can go in off a competitive mark.
Johnstown Lad (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Doric Lady (8-9) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Pawan (IRE) 150-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, lost place over 5f out, stayed far side from over 4f out, last of 7, 42l behind Alexandros (8-10) at Nottingham 1m cond Stakes (2) sft.
River Kirov (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Mid-division, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Earlsmedic (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Capone (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Earlsmedic (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Lucky Leigh 14-1 (8-9) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 11l behind Go Go Green (8-9) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Oct.
Billy Red 14-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 12l behind Doric Lady (8-9) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
For Life (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 7l behind Prescription (9-11) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Aug.
Fazbee (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Dwelt, held up in touch, ridden, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 11l behind Spinning (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Brandywell Boy (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Held up, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 6l behind Earlsmedic (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
