prominent, chased winner 3 out, ridden 2f out, soon hung left, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, switched left soon after start and soon prominent, led 3f out, ridden clear final furlong, eased near finish
jumped awkwardly, carried left soon after start, held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on, no chance with winner
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
dwelt, held up, effort and hung left over 1f out
tracked leaders 2f, ridden and weakened halfway
Off The Record showed some promise on his Nottingham debut last month and James Given's colt has to be respected on his all-weather debut but he may not represent much in the way of value and preference is for Grange Lili, who is taken to gain an overdue success and score at the main expense of Mangano. It says much for the weakness of this contest that a gelding that has been well held on all three starts so far can be given a chance but this is not a particularly good event and Alan Berry's gelding certainly has place claims. Pretty Selma is open to improvement after just one start but she would need to step up on what she showed at Wolverhampton to trouble the judge, while Wibbadune looks the second string of Peter Grayson's two runners behind the selection. Grange Lili has had plenty of chances but has solid claims on the pick of her form and may have been found a suitably soft contest to open her account.
Mandriano (ITY) 40-1 (9-0) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, one pace, never reached challenging position, 5th of 14, 16l behind Valery Borzov (9-0) at Catterick 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) sft in Oct.
Mangano 40-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 12l behind Aquilegia (8-12) at Nottingham 5f 2yo mdn (5) gs.
Off The Record 33-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Kompete (8-12) at Nottingham 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) sft in Oct.
Grange Lili (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, always in rear, last of 10, 7l behind Fabuleux Millie (9-6) at Lingfield 6f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sept.
Molto Duro (IRE) 80-1 (7-9) Chased winner, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3l behind Baytown Paikea (9-0) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Pretty Selma 66-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, ridden and hung right over 1f out, plugged on, 6th of 11, 13l behind Juncea (8-12) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) pol in Oct.
Tafis Beach 66-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, 11th of 12, 20l behind Genuine Call (8-12) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) pol in Oct.
Wibbadune (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) In touch, raced wide on bend over 2f out, weakened when edged left final furlong, 10th of 11, 17l behind Juncea (8-12) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) pol in Oct.
