steadied start, held up and behind, progress on outside over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
soon led, ridden over 2f out, driven out
mid-division, progress on inside over 2f out, hung right on bend entering straight, stayed on
led early, prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden over 3f out, one pace inside final furlong
held up, not clear run entering straight, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
in touch, ridden over 2f out, chased winner final furlong, ran on towards finish
slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, steady progress from over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
steadied start, always towards rear
One Night In Paris, Speagle, and Qualitair Wings are the three to consider here and Speagle is taken to come out on top for a yard who had a winner on Tuesday. Qualitair Wings is almost a veteran at seven years of age and ran well to score over the course and distance last time. His record on the all weather is very good, hitting the frame in almost half his races, with a good wins to runs ratio. he looks sure to go well. Qualitair Wings won here over the seven furlong trip two outings ago and was then denied a clear run when finishing a one length fourth over this course and distance last time. Running off the same mark here he looks sure to go well. Speagle won a seller here over the course and distance last time and that was his second success on the all weather, and he has wins in Ireland too to his credit. He clearly knows how to win and may turn out to be still well treated. Speagle can win again.
Western Roots 10-3jt-fav (9-2) Steadied start, held up, headway on outside over 2f out, going well over 1f out, ridden and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Happy as Larry (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Speagle (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Led to over 6f out, led again over 3f out, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol in Nov beating Second Reef (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Inside Story (IRE) 3-1 (9-1) Held up, headway over 3f out, led 1f out, ran on well, won at Leicester 1m 2f clm (6) gf in Sept beating Summer Lodge (9-5) by 3l, 10 ran.
Bowled Out (GER) 5-2fav (9-4) Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead and hung left over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Wasalat (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Akinola (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders and keen, outpaced over 4f out, no impression after, 4th of 9, 9l behind Boundless Prospect (9-3) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Nov.
Qualitair Wings 4-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead close home, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcap (6) pol in Nov beating Picador (8-7) by a nk, 12 ran.
One Night In Paris (IRE) 3-1fav (8-8) Mid-division, not clear run briefly over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 13, 2l behind Daring Affair (9-5) at W'hampton 1m 1f fll hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Scottish River (USA) 7-2 (9-0) Dwelt, held up and behind, smooth headway over 2f out, chased winner final furlong, soon edged left and no impression, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Pop Music (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcap (6) pol in Nov.
