chased leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on from over 1f out
dwelt, outpaced and behind, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, ridden halfway, not much room approaching final furlong, switched right and kept on one pace
raced wide, held up, ridden and headway 2f out, soon hung left, went 2nd inside final furlong, staying on towards finish
led, ridden halfway, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden halfway, no impression
with leader, led over 1f out, ridden and held on well
always towards rear
held up, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened entering final 2f
With nearly six-and-a-half thousand pounds to the winner, this contest has attracted a fair field; the selection is Whitbarrow ahead of Count Cougar and Figaro Flyer. Having at one time risen to a mark of 102 in his career, Whitbarrow had dropped to just 69 when romping to victory over course and distance last time. Having looked there as though he had discovered a bit of zest for his racing, connections had little option but to run him again quickly and he can go well. Figaro Flyer was only just touched off from today's mark the last time he ran over course and distance so he could go well. Effective, Owed, Tilly's Dream and Pawan will need career-best efforts if they are to score, Tag Team has regressed of late, while Rosein needs to improve upon recent efforts. Count Cougar's excellent run suffered a rare recent interruption when second from today's mark - a career-high one for him - over course and distance last time but, even so, he is capable of putting up a good show again, while Cool Sands (who also won on Tuesday, beating Owed) is two pounds better off for having beaten Effective a short head at Kempton last time. All of which returns us to the selection, which is Whitbarrow.
Figaro Flyer (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, never near leaders, 8th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Who's Winning (8-12) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Pawan (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Towards rear, soon chased along, some late headway but never reached challenging position, 7th of 13, 8l behind Off The Record (8-8) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-90 (3) fbs.
Effective 4-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, tracked winner 2f, effort 2f out, one pace over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Dvinsky (8-10) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.
Count Cougar (USA) 11-4fav (9-3) Prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, no extra final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Steel City Boy (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Owed 9-4fav (9-0) Led, headed over 4f out, ridden to lead again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 10l behind Cool Sands (8-11) at Southwell 6f hcap (4) fbs.
Whitbarrow (IRE) 7-2fav (8-13) Made all, clear over 1f out, ran on, eased near finish, won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs beating Wainwright (8-4) by 6l, 14 ran.
Tilly's Dream 3-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Folkestone 5f fll hcp (5) gs in Aug beating Overwing (9-6) by 2l, 8 ran.
Cool Sands (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on to lead near finish, just held on, won at Southwell 6f hcap (4) fbs beating Desert Dreamer (8-13) by a shd, 6 ran.
