prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, nor clear run over 1f out, ran on
chased leaders, lost place 6f out, headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on
chased leaders until weakened over 3f out
prominent, every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, headway 3f out, weakened final furlong
behind final 3f
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
squeezed out start, behind, detached over 4f out, headway on outside over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on
held up, headway over 5f out, weakened 1f out
disputed lead 1f, behind final 4f
led 7f out until over 2f out, soon weakened
led, headed 7f out, weakened quickly over 2f out
Hair Of The Dog gets the nod over Dee Cee Elle and Keep Your Distance, with Red also worth a mention. Winning form is definitely thin on the ground in this juvenile event that gets proceedings under way, so Hair Of The Dog can only be a modest selection. James Given's charge showed promise earlier in the year when chasing home Zoom One in a Redcar maiden in September, since when he has been beaten in selling company. However, this race is so bad that he must surely make a bold bid to open his account. Dee Cee Elle has shown little in five starts, and like the selection, makes her Polytrack debut, but she is related to lots of winners so can pay to follow in time. Keep Your Distance looks harshly treated off topweight but his second in maiden company at Muselburgh in August puts him on the short-list, while Red, a bit unlucky at Nottingham last time, is also worth a mention as he tries the Polytrack for the first time. It is a difficult one to predict, but the pin comes down on Hair Of The Dog.
Keep Your Distance 25-1 (8-6) Chased leaders until weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 16l behind Foxxy (8-7) at Ayr 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Sept.
Red 7-2 (9-1) Held up, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Love Brothers (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sept.
Mud Monkey 20-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, soon in touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 8l behind Spume (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sept.
Diggs Lane (IRE) 5-1 (8-0) Outpaced towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 16, 10l behind Doubly Guest (8-13) at Pontefract 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Hair of The Dog 14-1 (8-11) Behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Benayoun (8-11) at Nottingham 1m 2yo sll (6) hvy in Oct.
Stars Above 14-1 (8-10) Dwelt and towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, staying on towards finish, 6th of 14, 17l behind Valery Borzov (9-0) at Catterick 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) sft in Oct.
Dee Cee Elle 20-1 (8-3) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 16, 7l behind Doubly Guest (8-13) at Pontefract 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Fun Thai 14-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 9l behind Group Force (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo sll hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Sept.
