made virtually all, ridden and joined 3f out, edged right over 1f out, forged clear near finish
tracked leaders, ridden to go 3rd 3f out, driven and chased winner entering final furlong, kept on same pace
in rear, pushed along 8f out, headway on outside 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
steadied start, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, never nearer
keen, tracked winner, joined winner 3f out, ridden and carried slightly right over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
in touch, ridden halfway, driven and hung left final 2f, kept on one pace
keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up mid-division, ridden 4f out, struggling from over 2f out, soon weakened
A decent race in prospect in which we'll side with Sahrati. The selection showed improved form when stepped up to middle distances on the turf last season, winning a handicap from a mark of 87. He has had just three all-weather starts over a mile but his mark on the artificial surfaces has remained unchanged and he is able to line up here off 73. The yard has made a flying start to the campaign and he's worth chancing. Tartan Tie is lightly raced and must be feared having run as well as could have been expected in the face of a stiff task last time. Vacation is a useful sort and is making his debut for an in-form yard whilst They All Laughed and Jackie Kiely have obvious claims. Few are dismissed but Sahrati takes our eye.
Vacation (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Held up in last trio, driven along on outer over 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 7l behind Mustajed (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Aug.
Tartan Tie 9-2 (8-5) Tracked leader over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 6l behind Silver Pivotal (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Jan.
Bentley Brook (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, soon in rear, last of 8, 10l behind Motarjm (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
They All Laughed 5-6fav (9-9) Tracked leaders, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs beating Exit to Luck (9-6) by 3 1/2l, 4 ran.
Jackie Kiely 6-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Jan beating Contra Mundum (9-4) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
Putra Square 2-1fav (9-3) Ridden to lead, ridden 4f out, driven and headed 2f out, one pace, 2nd of 8, 3l behind River Deuce (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Oct.
Rock 'n' Roller (FR) 25-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, driven 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 16, 23l behind Highland Legacy (9-0) at Newbury 2m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Shape Up (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) In touch, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 5, 3l behind Charlotte Vale (8-3) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun.
Sahrati 16-1 (8-12) Chased leader until over 6f out, remained prominent, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Buccellati (8-10) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo hcp (2) gd in Sept.
