held up, ridden 3f out, never near leaders
chased winner until halfway
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out chased winner 1f out, stayed on under strong pressure towards finish
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, chased winner halfway, until 1f out, no extra final furlong
slowly into stride, headway to chase leaders after 3f, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, always in rear
keen, chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden halfway, no impression
chased leaders over 4f
always in rear, eased final 3f
slowly into stride, always to rear
prominent, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
always in rear
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
Blue Empire might provide the answer in the seller, with others to get a mention being Feelin Irie and Viable. As you can imagine, a number of these horses are out of sorts or in decline. Blue Empire's credentials are that he was rated three pounds higher than today when scoring at Nottingham last summer. With Jamie Spencer booked to ride, Blue might be the colour today. Feelin Irie cannot be ruled out based on his best summer 2006 efforts, while Viable's best autumn form gives him a shout. Al Rayanah could be considered based on his course-and-distance form of last August, which came from a six-pounds higher mark than today, and Panshir is just two pounds above his course-and-distance winning mark of last August and, even though that came on soft, he cannot be ruled out of a good run. Finally, Pink Bay has at least been given a chance by the handicapper now and Marvin Gardens was third in this race last year from today's mark. For the selection, though, we will stick with Blue Empire.
Jalamid (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Raced stand side, held up, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 7l behind Burford Lass (8-9) at Folkestone 6f sll (6) gs in Jul.
Feelin Irie (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Soon led, ridden headed over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 8l behind Le Chiffre (9-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Blue Empire (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Tracked winner, ridden to challenge over 3f out, lost place well over 1f out, 9th of 14, 6l behind Dancing Storm (9-1) at Brighton 1m hcap (6) gd in Jul.
Viable 3-1fav (9-5) Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 11, 21l behind Giddywell (8-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f sll (6) hvy in Jul.
Al Rayanah 33-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, took keen hold towards rear, some headway 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 8l behind Le Chiffre (9-9) at Kempton 1m app hcp (5) std.
Shunkawakhan (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Tracked winner, ridden to challenge 3f out, still every chance over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 3l behind Bucharest (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcap (6) pol in Jul.
Mamichor 9-1 (8-11) In touch, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 12, 17l behind Cheveley Flyer (8-9) at Brighton 1m 2f hcap (6) gd in Jul.
Tipsy Lad 7-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden and some progress 3f out, plugged on, 9th of 17, 22l behind Hansomelle (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Jul.
Panshir (FR) 22-1 (8-9) Pulled hard, held up, weakened well over 2f out, last of 15, 23l behind Resplendent Nova (10-0) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jul.
Pink Bay 50-1 (8-2) Led 1f, remained prominent, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 14th of 15, 30l behind Encores (8-3) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jun.
Cottam Eclipse 14-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 14, 10l behind Drink To Me Only (9-1) at Musselburgh 1m hcap (6) gd in Jul.
Veba (USA) 8-1 (8-2) Pulled hard in rear, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 7l behind Danzare (8-11) at Yarmouth 1m 2f app hcp (6) gf in Jul.
Yorkie 20-1 (9-1) Prominent early, no progress over 1f out, 11th of 14, 11l behind Magroom (8-3) at Brighton 7f sll (6) gd in May.
Marvin Gardens 33-1 (9-3) Reared start, always behind, 11th of 13, 20l behind North Fleet (9-3) at Windsor 6f mdn stk (5) gs in Oct.
Didnt Tell My Wife 25-1 (8-4) Always behind, some late headway, never dangerous, 5th of 12, 12l behind Cheveley Flyer (8-9) at Brighton 1m 2f hcap (6) gd in Jul.
Fulvio (USA) 16-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 5f out, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out and one pace, 4th of 12, 6l behind Takes Tutu (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f sll (6) gf in Jul.
Chilsdown 50-1 (8-12) Towards rear, some late headway, never reached challenging position, 6th of 14, 15l behind Chasing Memories (8-12) at Beverley 1m hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Jul.
