towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear and keen, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led entering final furlong, driven out
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
dwelt, in rear and pushed along, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
led and keen, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish
slowly into stride, tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, kept on to chase winner towards finish, always held
dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish
tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong
Keep an eye on the unexposed types seems the best advice here - Snow Trooper showed more last time but Dean Ivory's record with juveniles here tempers enthusiasm, Shutterbug was tailed off at Leicester but is in the right hands to find the required improvement, Century Dancer showed more but in a seller while Les Landes represents an in-form yard. That said, deciphering which of these will find the sudden leap forward is akin to a thankless task, so we'll side with the slightly more concrete base of AJAAFA. Michael Attwater's recent recruit looked a shade unfortunate on his debut for the yard at Kempton, running on having met interference, and the winner of that race was just denied at Southwell last week. He's well-treated on his earlier form and looks worth another try at the trip, so gets the vote over Microlight, who ran well last time but the drop in distance and different surface rate questionmarks.
Special Endeavour (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Dwelt and hampered start, tracked leaders in 5th, lost place over 3f out, last of 12, 16l behind Queen Of Cash (9-3) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Ajaafa 25-1 (9-4) Went right start, behind and outpaced, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Queen Of Cash (9-3) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Deva Le Deva (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Dwelt, always behind, last of 11, 13l behind One Cool Bex (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Melbury 28-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, lost place 3f out, behind final 2f, last of 12, 23l behind Jibaal (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Microlight 8-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, switched left over 1f out, soon led, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Battery Power (8-12) at Southwell 1m 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Snow Trooper 100-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, pushed along and struggling halfway, behind most of way, 8th of 10, 6l behind Chilledtothebone (8-10) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Sep.
Les Landes (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Behind, pushed along halfway, never a factor, 10th of 12, 12l behind Layali Al Arab (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.
Shutterbug 10-1 (8-10) Towards rear, weakened over 2f out, last of 13, well behind Mega Mount (9-6) at Leicester 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) hvy in Oct.
Three Scoops 8-1 (8-3) Close up, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f, 6th of 9, 5l behind Rowan Spirit (9-7) at Southwell 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Century Dancer 66-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 4l behind Sir Lunchalott (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo sell stks (6) pol in Sep.
Amore Et Labore 20-1 (8-12) Close up, ridden and lost place over 3f out, eased entering final furlong, 7th of 9, 13l behind Face The Future (8-12) at Southwell 7f 2yo sell stks (6) fbs.
Amber Mist 25-1 (8-3) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 6l behind Black Annis Bower (9-3) at Nottingham 5f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) hvy.
