behind, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
slowly into stride, held up in rear, not clear run on outside well over 1f out, good headway over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, chased winner towards finish, just held
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden 2f out, one pace
chased leaders, led over 1f out, hard ridden final furlong, all out
always in rear, driven along on wide outside and struggling 3f out
mid-divison, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened
held up mid-divison on outside, headway to press leaders 6f out, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
always prominent, ridden and kept on to chase winner entering final furlong, no impression and lost 2nd towards finish
chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, soon weakened
led to 5f out, chased leader until over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Granny McPhee and Hits Only Cash are likely to be popular with punters but at a price we will take a chance on EASTERLY BREEZE. The Lucy Young-trained gelding returned to form here with a decent effort from the same mark of 62 in a 1m 4f handicap last month and is dropped back in trip now, which looks a positive. This surface clearly suits, the blinkers and tongue strap are also retained, and with the yard having had a winner on Wednesday there is a little more confidence that this particular inmate can go very well at a price. Granny McPhee has to contend with a 7lb rise for scoring here last week, and her previous form from this sort of mark is none-too-encouraging. Hits Only Cash is a fellow course and distance scorer who is 4lbs higher than his best win of recent times, though if you look far enough back on his CV, he has won off higher pitches and he is not totally ruled out. King Of Connacht is another who acts around here but is also 4lbs higher than his best win, making him no more than competitive. Our Kes is another who may well be involved in the shake-up, especially if they go a decent clip here, and he too has won from higher marks in the past. With the Paul Howling string in fine shape he can go close, but a chance is taken on Easterly Breeze.
Sotelo 33-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, not far away, ridden 4f out, weakened well over 2f out, last of 5, 45l behind It's A Date (9-6) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jul.
Snow Dancer (IRE) 12-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, headway to track leader over 6f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed entering final 3f, weakened 2f out, 8th of 11, 8l behind Tiger Dream (8-8) at Haydock 1m app hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
Clipperdown (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace, 5th of 9, 7l behind Primo Dilettante (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f sell stks (6) pol in Sep.
Easterly Breeze (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Red Expresso (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f app hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Naheell 12-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders in 4th, went 2nd over 3f out, driven along and no impression final 2f, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Game Stalker (9-3) at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Sep.
Castellina 11-4 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 40l behind Mystified (9-0) at Redcar 1m 6f 4-6yo app sell stks (6) gf in Jun.
King of Connacht 13-2 (9-8) Bumper start, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 15l behind Ela Gorrie Mou (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug.
Ermine Grey 15-2 (9-2) Chased leading trio, challenged over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Spring Secret (9-0) at Chepstow 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Sep.
Sullenberger (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden and one pace from over 1f out, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Inconspicuous Miss (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.
Our Kes (IRE) 3-1fav (9-5) Held up in touch, chased leader 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Bramalea (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Sep.
Prince Golan (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on nearest finish, 3rd of 13, 8l behind Business Class (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Sep.
Hits Only Cash 14-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, 10th of 14, 7l behind Blue Turk (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Granny McPhee 13-2 (9-0) Reared start, behind, headway on outside 2f out, ridden and stayed on to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, readily, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol beating Fleur De Lion (8-13) by 4l, 13 ran.
