led early, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leader, led over 2f out, stayed on well
held up, towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong
held up, mid-division, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, one pace
held up, headway on inner over 1f out, no extra entering final furlong
chased leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on same pace
soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders on outer, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
always behind
held up, tailed off over 3f out
held up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
BIDABLE can land the finale at the main expense of Lunar Limelight and Russian Angel. There is plenty to recommend the selection as she has been in great form of late and she did not have race run to suit here last time when she finished second behind Castle Myth. She has a good draw tonight and she can open her account on the Polytrack. Lunar Limelight has the worst of the draw and he is closely-matched with our selection on their running here last month. Russian Angel lost no caste in defeat at Lingfield earlier in the month when she finished a close third behind Final Drive. She should be good enough to claim some prize money here, while Spanish Cross has a good draw and she ran her best race for a while, albeit in a seller, last month. Libre has won over the course and distance and he could go well at a price, but preference is for Bidable who gets the pick.
Black Stocking 20-1 (9-1) Keen, in touch, outpaced 4f out, rallied over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 7l behind Kristopher James (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Bidable 12-1 (8-8) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed narrowly over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Castle Myth (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Libre 10-1 (8-12) Raced wide in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 12, 27l behind Mystic Touch (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Blue Cross Boy (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Mid-division, close up 7th on far rail early straight, kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out, 7th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Intyre Trail (8-12) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol.
Spanish Cross (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Held up, headway and switched right 3f out, went 3rd over 1f out, effort inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Orthology (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gd in Oct.
Turkish Sultan (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) Soon outpaced, last of 12, 15l behind Swiss Art (9-4) at Southwell 1m sell stks (6) fbs.
Russian Angel 11-2 (8-11) Chased leading pair, went 2nd half way, led 3f out, soon kicked on, clear over 1f out, no extra and headed towards finish and soon lost 2nd, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Final Drive (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol.
Ruwain 10-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden and headway to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 7th of 13, 12l behind Love In The Park (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 1f hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Jun.
Lunar Limelight 9-1 (8-13) Awkward leaving stalls, held up towards rear, headway on inside 3f out, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression and lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Mighty Mover (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Oct.
Castlecarra (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Behind halfway, 11th of 14, 18l behind Spirit of Coniston (8-11) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Oct.
Casablanca Minx (IRE) 16-1 (8-3) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 13, 8l behind Kristopher James (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Impure Thoughts 33-1 (9-3) Pulled hard, soon led, headed over 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 12l behind My Mate Pete (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec '07.
Camerooney 12-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd under pressure towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Just Jimmy (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
