in touch, ridden 2f out, soon chasing leader, weakened final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
towards rear, hampered on bend over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression
led, clear over 2f out, soon ridden, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
mid-division, ridden and outpaced 4f out, plugged on again final furlong
steadied start, held up, headway 2f out, kept on well to lead close home
in touch, ridden and weakened 3f out, eased over 1f out
never a factor
mid-division, headway 2f out, under pressure to lead briefly well inside final furlong, no extra
held up and keen, effort over 2f out, plugged on under pressure
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, hampered and not clear run soon after, kept on again towards finish
Tom Dascombe appears to have his runners right at present and therefore we take PLUSH to follow up his recent course and distance win while Rowan Lodge looks the main danger. The selection had shown signs of a return to form last month before staying on well to score on Wednesday and he is an attractive proposition here without a penalty. Rowan Lodge has been tried over course and distance twice in his last three starts and on both occasions he has come up just short. An extra 1lb on his back here should not make a huge difference and he looks sure to go well again. Time To Regret has three wins here over today's trip to his name and races here from 1lb higher than his highest winning mark, and as one in reasonable form he is respected. Dushstorm could not quite hold on here last time but he does see out the trip well, although he has done all of his winning elsewhere. Machinate is back on a dangerously low mark but has been badly out of sorts lately and Plush can land the opener.
Machinate (USA) 33-1 (9-6) Held up, some headway over 1f out, 6th of 12, 8l behind Faithful Ruler (9-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Rowan Lodge (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Held up, mid-division, headway 2f out, chased winner well inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Faithful Ruler (9-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Time To Regret 12-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, improved over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Having A Ball (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Foursquare Flyer (IRE) 80-1 (8-12) Prominent, reminders over 5f, soon behind, last of 11, well behind Keenes Day (9-5) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Oct.
All You Need (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 15, 6l behind Conjecture (9-3) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sept.
Royal Manor 6-1 (9-4) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, never threatened, 6th of 14, 8l behind Stand Guard (9-6) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Merrion Tiger (IRE) 15-2 (8-9) Soon led, pulled hard, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 11l behind Jennie Jerome (9-0) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Plush 11-2 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up, raced keenly, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, hung right inside final furlong, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (6) pol beating Eternal Optimist (8-10) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Lunar Limelight 4-1fav (9-2) Slowly away, behind, ridden on wide outside inside final 3f, never reached leaders, 9th of 14, 6l behind Polar Annie (9-5) at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp (6) pol in Sept '07.
Dushstorm (IRE) 7-2fav (8-11) Took keen hold, tracked leading pair, led 2f out, hung right final furlong, headed final 100 yards, no extra, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind The Grey One (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Oct.
Moyoko (IRE) 5-1jt-fav (8-2) Raced on outer, held up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never nearer, 5th of 9, 8l behind Onenightinlisbon (9-5) at Kempton 1m app hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Mr Chocolate Drop (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, went second over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 11, 7l behind Wakita (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Oct.
Miss Clarice (USA) 25-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, eased when beaten final furlong, 12th of 14, 22l behind Kannon (9-3) at Brighton 1m 3yo hcp (6) gd in Oct.
