held up, headway on outer to chase leaders over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, headed over 5f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in touch, ridden and lost place over 6f out, tailed off
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon lost place
held up towards rear, quickly weakened over 5f out, tailed off
held up in rear, ridden and some headway 3f out, never on terms
tracked leader, led over 5f out, ridden and under pressure from over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, stayed on final furlong, no impression
held up mid-division, weakened over 4f out
held up mid-division, ridden and headway to chase winner over 3f out, every chance over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
tracked leaders, weakened over 4f out, tailed off
An interesting staying handicap here where Leslingtaylor is in cracking form, Dundry and At The Money are both of interest but Precious Mystery gets our vote. The selection loves it around here with some cut in the ground and has won twice over course and distance on good to soft. A thorough stayer, Alan King's mare still has to produce a lifetime best to win off this mark, but with so much going for her and refreshed from a break she can score. Leslingtaylor has won three from four just lately and if this were over 1m 4f he would be closer to selection material. However, previous attempts over this trip have met with failure, and despite conditions suiting he might not get home. At The Money still has room for improvement and has conditions and trip to suit. He too comes here after a break and is interesting at the very least, while Dundry is on a similar mark as when winning a soft ground handicap over the Ebor trip at York almost 18 months ago and will be better for a recent Bath outing, so watch the market for clues. Without that knowledge though, we are happy to side with Precious Mystery.
Leslingtaylor (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at York 1m 4f app hcp (4) sft beating Flying Clarets (8-7) by 2l, 19 ran.
Primitive Academy 10-1 (9-12) Led 2f, stayed prominent, weakened and lost 3rd inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 7l behind Particle (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 5f mdn stk (5) pol in Sept.
Dundry 8-1 (9-13) Towards rear, ridden, headway on inside over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 21l behind Maystock (9-6) at Bath 2m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sept.
Precious Mystery (IRE) 7-2fav (9-10) Tracked leaders throughout, came stand side into straight, one pace, 4th of 14, 6l behind Kayf Aramis (8-4) at Bath 2m 1f hcap (5) sft in Apr.
At The Money 11-2 (8-3) Raced freely, led after 2f, headed 2f out, stayed challenging and rallied inside final furlong, always just held, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Souffleur (8-11) at Sandown 1m 6f 3yo hcp (4) sft in May.
Jolizero 11-8fav (9-11) Tracked leader, pushed along 6f out, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 9, 42l behind Vice Admiral (9-1) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Sept.
Robbie Can Can 9-2 (11-1) Steadied start, held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and one pace, 5th of 16, 6l behind Cemgraft (10-5) at Chepstow 1m 4f amt hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Squirtle (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden over 2f out, not much room well over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Linden Lime (9-0) at Chester 1m 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sept.
