chased winner throughout, hard ridden and no impression over 1f out, joined for 2nd place on line
held up, headway and driven to chase leading pair under pressure 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to force dead heat for 2nd
held up, effort 2f out, weakened over 1f out
made all, raced centre of course and ridden 3f out, in command over 1f out, stayed on well
held up last, ridden and struggling from 3f out
close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Indebted has shown improvement in each start on the all-weather and may be worth chancing on his handicap debut, and on his first outing on turf, in a race where the main dangers look to be Golden Applause and Pinpoint. The last mentioned, like the selection, makes his debut in a handicap today on the back of a comfortable success in a maiden last time but the handicapper seems to have taken few chances with Walter Swinburn's gelding. Top weight All Ivory looked none too straightforward at Thirsk last time and may be best watched at present, while Pontefract winner Holiday Camp struggled off his new mark at Salisbury last time and may now be a shade high in the weights. Pearl King has gone up 3lbs despite being beaten at Pontefract on his most recent start and of more interest may be Very Wise, who may appreciate the return to this trip. Golden Applause won her maiden at Salisbury in decent fashion but this looks tougher and preference is for Indebted, who was good value for his three-length defeat of the 78-rated Ronsard at Wolverhampton when last seen in March and looks well treated for his handicap debut off a mark of just 77. Provided that he is fit enough, Indebted may well be good enough.
All Ivory 7-4fav (9-5) Held up in touch, headway 2f out, soon ridden, every chance when veered right inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 8, hd behind Muzdaher (8-10) at Thirsk 1m hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Very Wise 5-1 (9-1) Held up, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 6l behind Pevensey (9-0) at York 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Pinpoint (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Held up behind leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Doncaster 1m mdn stk (5) gd in Jul beating Poker Player (8-12) by 5l, 14 ran.
Holiday Camp (USA) 4-1 (9-4) Steadied start, settled in rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, ran on under pressure final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind The Coires (9-2) at Salisbury 1m 3yo hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Indebted 11-8fav (8-9) Led early, tracked leader going well, led well over 2f out, clear well over 1f out, ran on well, comfortably, won at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (D3) pol in Mar beating Ronsard (9-0) by 3l, 13 ran.
Golden Applause (FR) 11-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out, won at Sandown 1m 3yo mdn fll (5) sft in Aug beating Tamalain (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Perfect Choice (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Pulled hard, held up, switched left, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Benedict (8-7) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp (2) gf.
Pearl King (IRE) 4-1fav (9-1) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Along The Nile (8-5) at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp (3) gf in Aug.
