tracked leaders, driven along over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f
held up, not clear run over 2f out, switched right entering straight, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
with leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, no chance when eased inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, stayed on from over 1f out, not troubled leaders
slowly into stride, soon recovered to be prominent on outside, edged left over 3f out, led well over 1f out, soon edged left, headed well inside final furlong
prominent, hampered over 3f out, soon lost place, switched left well over 1f out, no danger
held up, headway on wide outside over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
raced keenly, mid-division, weakened well over 1f out, no chance when eased inside final furlong
led, headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, no extra well inside final furlong
chased leaders over 1f, soon ridden and lost place, no danger after
Nonrunner
Vintage is selected here ahead of Duke Of Milan and Jilly Why. Much as it was a Classified Stakes race that Vintage won over course and distance last time, it was a big step forward and, possessing a little more scope than most of his rivals, he might be able to win again under a penalty. Bond Playboy got back to winning ways in an apprentice race last time and, racing off the same mark today, cannot be ruled out although he lacks consistency. Jilly Why, who has yet to win a race on the all-weather, meets him on the same terms from that race when she was beaten half a length but is better drawn than her rival today. Finally, Blue Bird's Gem seemed to show improvement last time but the form of his run is a little hard to quantify, and, Duke Of Milan (now rated 49) is well weighted based on his Lingfield all-weather win in an apprentice race when rated 68 last September and, if first-time blinkers do the trick, well, you never know. For the selection, though, we return to Vintage.
Blue Bird's Dream 50-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, soon pressing winner racing keenly, ridden and no impression over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Four Tel (9-3) at W'hampton 7f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Sept.
Jilly Why (IRE) 6-1co-fav (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 3f out, edged left approaching final furlong, ran on under pressure, caught near finish, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Bond Playboy (9-1) at W'hampton 6f app hcp (6) pol.
Exponential (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 13l behind Hello Roberto (9-0) at Bath 6f app hcp (6) gs.
Night In (IRE) 28-1 (8-13) Reared at start, slowly into stride, always behind, last of 12, 9l behind Paddywack (8-13) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Sept.
Bond Playboy 6-1co-fav (9-1) Dwelt, soon close up, chased leader over 2f out, short of room over 1f out on rail, switched right and ran on to lead near finish, won at W'hampton 6f app hcp (6) pol beating Jilly Why (8-13) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Almondillo (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Chased clear leaders, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 11, 18l behind Riggins (9-3) at W'hampton 7f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Apr.
Perlachy 28-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, soon pushed along, weakened well over 1f out, 6th of 7, 11l behind Millisecond (9-4) at Folkestone 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Sept.
Tenancy (IRE) 8-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 21l behind Ya Late Maite (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
One Way Ticket 9-2fav (8-12) Soon led, headed over 1f out, soon no chance with winner, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Stormburst (8-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol.
Monda 6-1 (8-8) Led far side, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Paddywack (8-13) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Sept.
Blythe Spirit 25-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 8, 5l behind Spiritual Peace (9-8) at Hamilton 6f clm (6) gs in Jul.
Vintage (IRE) 11-4jt-fav (9-6) Pulled hard, tracked leaders on inside, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Emma Jean Lad (9-0) at Kempton 7f stk 0-55 (6) std.
Duke Of Milan (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Towards rear, never a factor, 9th of 11, 9l behind Sofinella (8-12) at W'hampton 5f hcap (6) pol in Sept.
