soon led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace
always towards rear
in touch, headway to join leaders 3f out, ridden over 1f out, no further impression
mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on
in touch, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, some late progress
tracked leader until 4f out, soon well behind
mid-division, effort over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, not reach leading pair
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway on outside 3f out, soon one pace
tracked leaders, chased leaders 2f out, soon one pace
mid-division, ridden and headway on inside 3f out, led 1f out, driven out
Nonrunner
Easy Laughter, Oldenway and Charlie Kennet are the three to ponder over here and Kieren fallon can send the punters home smiling with a winner on Easy Laughter. Richard Fahey¿s Oldenway has never quite fulfilled his potential but has two Beverley wins to his credit and showed signs of a return to form last time. Charlie Kennet has had a terrific year, winning four races and he finished a good third last time. He has gone up the weights though as a consequence of those successes and may have a bit too much weight. Easy Laughter had found winning difficult before scoring here last Saturday and although his previous form was not convincing it is hoped that Fallon¿s presence can illicit further improvement.
Khanjar (USA) 7-1 (8-13) Chased leader, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1l behind African Sahara (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Charlie Kennet 10-1 (9-1) Close up, effort 2f out, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 16, 6l behind Vamp (9-1) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Sorbiesharry (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakening when edged right inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 6l behind Trifti (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f (5) pol in Oct.
Tony Tie 16-1 (8-12) Behind, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, never nearer, 8th of 16, 3 1/2l behind Press Express (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct.
Cherished Number 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, never dangerous, 9th of 13, 8l behind Trifti (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f (5) pol in Oct.
Easy Laughter (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden and edged left over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Jakarmi (9-0) by 2l, 12 ran.
Oldenway 8-1 (8-11) Tracked winner until ridden over 3f out, hung left from over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Little Bob (8-5) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Oct.
Desert Leader (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway and not clear run briefly over 2f out, came wide entering straight, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Celtique (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol in Oct.
