chased winner until over 3f out
held up in rear, outpaced from 5f out
slowly into stride, ridden and some headway over 5f out, weakened over 3f out
always behind, tailed off final 3f
held up, ridden and weakened over 3f out
held up in touch, chased winner on bit over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, joined winner entering final furlong, no extra near finish
made all, ridden 3f out, stayed on gamely
chased leaders, ridden and one pace final 3f
in rear, outpaced over 6f out, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, never dangerous
always behind
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out
keen close up, ridden and weakened 5f out
Every time we get a Barney Curly runner in this type of event we have to make it the selection, with the proviso that it is well supported and so Lillebror is the choice. Others to note here are Ego Trip and Galantos. Lillebror hasn¿t raced since last May when well behind Feed The Meter. No doubt he doesn¿t take much racing but he has plenty of ability and is easily capable of landing a race of this nature. Ego Trip looked to be running back into form last time when finishing a close up third behind York Cliff at Ayr and it will be hard to keep this one out of the frame. Gary Moore¿s charge Galantos has won two out of his last three races on the flat and could still be just ahead of the handicapper. Romil Star and Mungo Jerry are also worthy of a mention, but we have to side with Lillebror, just in case the money is down.
Galantos (GER) 15-2 (9-4) Behind, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, ridden out, won at Kempton 2m banded stk (7) pol in May beating Olivino (9-5) by 2 1/2l, 13 ran.
Woolstone Boy (USA) 11-1 (8-10) Held up in touch, lost place 5f out, 7th of 8, 23l behind Trance (9-10) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
Mungo Jerry (GER) 14-1 (9-3) Towards rear, never dangerous, 7th of 13, 13l behind Sovereign Spirit (9-7) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Feb.
Ego Trip 9-2 (8-7) Led racing keenly, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind York Cliff (8-11) at Ayr 1m 5f app hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Romil Star (GER) 4-1co-fav (8-12) With leaders, led over 8f out, headed over 4f out, soon ridden, rallied inside final furlong, kept on near finish, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Starcross Maid (9-1) at Southwell 1m 4f clm (6) fbs.
Bullseye 8-1 (8-5) In touch, effort under pressure 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 5l behind Rose Bien (8-10) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
Lillebror (GER) 9-2 (8-8) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 12, 13l behind Feed The Meter (8-3) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in May '05.
Bold Trump 2-1fav (9-0) In touch, chased leader 6f out, ridden to lead 3f out, driven out, won at Southwell 1m 4f stk (7) fbs in May beating Ben Bacchus (9-0) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
