held up last, met a wall of horses and nowhere to go from 2f out, not recover
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
held up in rear on rails, made late headway, never dangerous
mid-division on rails, bumped 2f out, switched left over 1f out, driven and ran on under pressure final furlong
slowly away, always behind
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, going well, led over 1f out, ridden and hung left final furlong, caught near finish
in touch, ridden and carried left approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
slowly away, in rear, switched left to wide outside over 2f out, driven and ran on inside final furlong, led near finish
disputed lead to over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
behind, running on when not clear run inside final furlong, not recover
in touch on outside, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
disputed lead to over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, weakened approaching final furlong
behind, continually denied clear run from over 1f out, not recover
In a competitive finale, we will side with Who's Winning ahead of China Cherub and Saviour's Spirit. Desperate Dan is well weighted based on his form of last summer. So is Adantino. Funnily enough, so is Nautical. Keyaki has to prove that he can win from his current rating, while Zarzu's best efforts have come recently on the all-weather, although he comes here fit. Desert Dreamer is another that can be given solid claims based on his best summer 2006 form but his low draw might count against him. Roman Quest also needs to find a few pounds of improvement, while Mr Cellophane is a potential improver on Turf this time around. China Cherub is also open to improvement and could go well, while Saviour's Spirit is very well weighted on Turf based on his winning all-weather form although, of course, his Turf form does need to improve if he is to feature today. Who's Winning will have been sharpened up by a recent Bath run and is fairly weighted and decently drawn, but Linda Green needs to keep the improvement coming based on her best to date. Kabis Amigos could appreciate the drop to six furlongs following his seven-furlong defeat off today's mark last time and should go well, while Marko Jadeo is another that is probably better on the all-weather. Well, weighing up all of the above, factoring in the going and the draw, drawing up a short list and then applying the pin, we came up with Who's Winning as the selection.
Desperate Dan 10-3 (9-4) Held up, not much room halfway, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 10l behind Egyptian Lord (8-6) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Mar.
Adantino 14-1 (8-12) Held up, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind His Master's Voice (8-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Mar.
Nautical 40-1 (8-8) Raced stand's side group, dwelt and hampered start, behind, hung left halfway, 18th of 19, well behind European Dream (8-13) at Newcastle 1m hcap (2) gs in Mar.
Keyaki (IRE) 7-2fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, hampered approaching 1f out, not recover, 8th of 12, 3l behind Briannsta (9-1) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Zarzu 7-4fav (9-13) Prominent, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner when lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Marmooq (8-10) at Lingfield 7f clm (6) pol in Mar.
Desert Dreamer (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, took keen hold and held up, headway to track leading pair over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 5l behind Raza Cab (8-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Roman Quest 5-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 16, 10l behind Greek Renaissance (9-1) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sept.
Mr Cellophane 11-4fav (9-4) Mid-division, effort and headway 2f out, hung left approaching final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Tartatartufata (8-4) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
China Cherub 9-1 (9-1) In touch stand's side, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 9th of 16, 18l behind Quintrell (9-0) at Newbury 7f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Saviours Spirit 16-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden over 2f out, unable to challenge, kept on same pace, 5th of 13, 1l behind Wavertree Warrior (8-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Feb.
Who's Winning (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Spanish Ace (9-10) at Bath 5f hcp 0-75 (5) frm.
Linda Green 7-2fav (8-13) Held up in touch, ridden and no extra over 1f out, 6th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Morse (8-10) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Nepro (IRE) 66-1 (9-1) Hampered start, pushed along towards rear, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 13l behind Fire Up The Band (9-1) at Nottingham 5f stk (4) gf.
Kabis Amigos 3-1fav (8-12) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Sir Orpen (8-10) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Sailor King (IRE) 2-1fav (9-2) Mid-division, headway to go 3rd over 1f out, not troubled leading pair, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Takitwo (8-3) at Kempton 7f app hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Marko Jadeo (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Kabis Amigos (8-12) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
