steadied start, held up, headway over 1f out, switched left to inside rail, bumped, keeping on when not clear run and badly hampered inside final furlong, not recover
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, staying on when edging left under pressure from over 1f out
steadied start, held up, not clear run over 2f out, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched right to centre of track, ran on to lead close home
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, ran on
in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on
led, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, under pressure and headed close home
tracked leaders on outside, reminders soon after start, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
In spite of the decent form of the David Evans yard both Autumn Morning and Turn To Dreams look to be in the grip of the handicapper here and we will take KINGAROO to score from Fantastic Fred. The selection tries this surface for the first time but he has acted well at Southwell, which is the closest of the artificial tracks to this one and he races as if he will stay what is almost an extra furlong, so we will take him to maintain his good recent form. Fantastic Fred is raised 4lbs for winning over course and distance last time and finding that sort of improvement is not beyond him, though the presence of the selection makes this more competitive. Captain Walcott looks likely to get competitive from this mark and is respected but Kingaroo is the one for us.
Autumn Morning (IRE) 2-1fav (9-3) Mid-division, raced keenly, headway well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 7l behind Sicilian Warrior (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Captain Walcot 7-1 (8-12) Towards rear, headway over 2 fout, kept on under pressure form over 1f out, not troubled leaders, 5th of 10, 7l behind Innactualfact (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Kingaroo (IRE) 5-2fav (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Shifting Gold (9-2) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp (6) fbs.
Fantastic Fred (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol beating Honorable Endeavor (8-13) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Josiah Bartlett (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, some headway on inside when badly hampered over 3f out, soon eased, virtually pulled up, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Sicilian Warrior (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Tarawa Atoll 8-1 (8-6) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression and outpaced over 1f out, 7th of 12, 5l behind Hold The Bucks (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 2yo sll (6) pol in Nov.
Turn To Dreams 33-1 (8-2) Led, joined 3f out, every chance over 2f out, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 9, 14l behind Double Act (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3yo clm (6) pol.
Sweet Virginia (USA) 50-1 (7-8) In touch when hampered after 1f, mid-division afterwards, ridden and effort 2f out, stayed on to chase leaders over 1f out, not quicken and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Noble Dictator (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp.
