held up, headway over 8f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, hung left inside final furlong
mid-division, not much room on inside soon after start, lost place over 4f out, soon behind
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway well over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
always prominent, chased winner and hung left over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong
led, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
hampered start, held up, not clear run well over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression on leaders
held up towards rear, headway 3f out, hung left from over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, edged left well over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, driven out
held up, headway on outside 5f out, ridden 3f out, soon struggling
Altos Reales, Regency Red and Bernabeu look the trio to concentrate upon and we are with Altos Reales. Derek Shaw's charge has lurked in the notebooks for some time but has let down the punters on more than one occasion. If adapting to life around Wolverhampton, she could be tough to beat. Regency Red needs no introduction and its good to see Mark Brisbourne keep faith with the jockey as she gave him a particularly competent ride last time out. Bernabeu came from Ireland off a platers mark and his front-running tactics should work here. Autograph Hunter is often backed but the percentage call is that of opposition. Giddywell has yet to prove that he truly stays the trip while Intavac Boy has ability although his losing run is somewhat offputting. Sir Sandicliffe appears best of the rest. A tricky race to assess and Altos Reales is the tentative selection.
Regency Red (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Soon chasing leaders, not clear over 3f out, not clear run again over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Moment of Clarity (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Covert Mission 33-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, never a factor, 8th of 12, 9l behind Blue Hills (9-8) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Boppys Pride 5-1 (9-3) Prominent, lost place over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Hatch A Plan (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Ilviz (FR) (9-8) last of 6 at Duindigt 1m 1f stk hvy in Sept.
Intavac Boy 4-1fav (8-11) Raced keenly, prominent, hampered and lost place over 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, no danger after, 8th of 12, 8l behind Moment of Clarity (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Buscador (USA) 20-1 (8-11) Chased leader until ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 21l behind Confidentiality (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Giddywell 7-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 7l behind Moment of Clarity (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Altos Reales 3-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, took keen hold in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Fresh Mint (8-13) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Mandalay Prince 20-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened, 8th of 9, 11l behind Prince Noel (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Bernabeu (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Always prominent, led over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, strongly challenged from over 1f out, held on under pressure, won at Lingfield 1m 2f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Nov beating Barton Sands (9-2) by a hd, 14 ran.
Sir Sandicliffe (IRE) 9-2 (8-6) In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Fresh Mint (8-13) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Autograph Hunter 8-1 (8-10) Held up and behind, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 12, 6l behind Moment of Clarity (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
