held up towards rear, headway on inside well over 1f out, soon edged right, stayed on inside final furlong, edged right again towards finish
held up in rear, not clear run briefly well over 1f out, not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, never dangerous
raced keenly, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, soon edged right
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
prominent, chased winner over 5f out until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 3f out, no headway
soon pressing leader, led over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, clear over 1f out, all out
pushed along leaving stalls, always behind
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression over 1f out
pushed along soon after start, always in rear
slowly into stride, mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, hung left from over 1f out, no impression
raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
led, headed over 6f out, chased winner over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong
Ours, Arthurs Edge and Colincas Lad are the three to look at here with Ours getting the vote to come out on top. Arthurs Edge showed little in three maidens but his recent efforts have been encouraging. However, he has been raised considerably for two placed efforts and he may have to settle for a place. Colincas Lad took an apprentice handicap at Newmarket in June but hasnt won since. However, his handicap mark has dropped considerably as a result and he showed signs of a return to form last time when a staying on fourth. This longer trip shouold suit and he can go well. Ours doubled his winning tally when taking a little Kempton contest three outings ago and was a close second last time over this course and distance. He has been raised three pounds but Ours looks the safest choice here.
Ours (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Mid-division, headway and edged left 2f out, chased winner final furlong, carried right well inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Machinate (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Colinca's Lad (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Confidentiality (8-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Keon (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Held up, pulled hard, ridden over 2f out, no progress, 9th of 12, 16l behind Confidentiality (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol.
Reveur 16-1 (9-0) In rear, headway over 2f out, no impression on leader over 1f out, 6th of 12, 7l behind Confidentiality (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol.
Vesuvio 20-1 (8-8) Slowly away, behind, headway over 6f out, ridden 2f out and soon weakened, 7th of 12, 9l behind Machinate (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
I Will If You Will 50-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden along and headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 15, 11l behind Soccerjackpot (9-3) at Beverley 7f 3yo mdn (5) gd in May.
Arthur's Edge 13-2 (8-12) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Confidentiality (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol.
George's Flyer (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Always behind, 11th of 12, 12l behind Machinate (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Art Elegant 13-2 (9-2) Towards rear, kept on without threatening under pressure from over 1f out, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Desert Ben (8-10) at Cork 5f hcp 0-60 gd in Oct.
Winter Cruise (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, some late headway, never reached challenging position, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Waterloo Corner (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Faraday (IRE) 7-2fav (8-13) Mid-division, closed on leaders going well over 1f out, unable to quicken, one pace final furlong, 8th of 16, 3 1/2l behind War of The Roses (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Desert Lover (IRE) 12-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders, raced keenly, hung left over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 13, 5l behind Charlottebutterfly (10-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f amt hcp (6) pol.
Glenridding 5-1 (8-12) Chased leader until 4f out, soon weakened and eased final 2f, last of 14, well behind Smash N'Grab (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol in Oct.
