made all, ridden well over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on
held up, ridden over 2f out, effort when edged right over 1f out, no impression
chased leaders, pushed along briefly over 5f out, ridden 2f out, one pace
held up, ridden and wide over 2f out, no headway
slowly into stride, in rear, not clear run briefly 3f out, soon ridden and beaten
chased winner 6f out, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
not much room briefly soon after start, always prominent after last, chased winner over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Addikt, Desert Clover and Istria form the shortlist in a tricky opener and the vote is given to Addikt. The selection looks to have the best form on show here and he was running on strongly at Lingfield last time when third behind Points Of View. He had a poor draw that day so it was a decent effort and he looks a solid bet today. Desert Clover is an interesting newcomer from the Paul Cole yard and his breeding suggests that he will be suited by racing on the all-weather. Istria ran green on her debut but she still shaped with plenty of promise, although she may be better over a slightly longer trip in time. Prince Hamlet is another newcomer worth a look in the market, but for the winner we will stick with Addikt.
Desert Clover (USA) Mutakddim colt, half-brother to winning miler Waltzing Camel.
Karmei 12-1 (9-3) Behind, some headway final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 9, 8l behind Kashoof (8-12) at Sandown 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Sept.
Prince Hamlet (IRE) Fantastic Light colt out of a lightly-raced mare.
Eloquent Isle (IRE) Mull of Kintyre filly, half-sister to 1m2f winner Moonlight Fantasy.
Istria (USA) 16-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Al Aqabah (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll aut (6) pol.
Keep Your Head (USA) 33-1 (9-0) Soon led, hung left and headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 9l behind Love of Dubai (9-0) at Warwick 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Oct.
Molly Ann (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) In touch, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 12l behind Wintercast (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) gf.
Addikt (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Raced wide, held up in rear, not clear run well over 1f out, switched right, ran on inside final furlong to take 3rd final stride, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Points of View (9-7) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Mister Beano (IRE) 6-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, led entering final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Marino Prince (8-6) at W'hampton 7f 2yo sll (6) pol.
