chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
soon chasing leaders, one pace from over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, never troubled leaders
chased winner, ridden over 7f out, lost place 3f out
always towards rear
mid-division, headway well over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on, always held
held up mid-division, one pace
made all, kept on well
always towards rear
slowly away, in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Nonrunner
Tizzy May, Dark Charm and Daring Affair are sure to be popular with punters here, but we will side with Tizzy May as our idea of the winner. This 7-year-old recorded his last win at this track over 1m1f. This extra furlong should play to his strengths today and as this is the first time that he has had his ideal ground for a while, it should pay to get on. Dark Charm has the ability to get competitive here but he is far from reliable and we are happy to oppose him. Daring Affair has trip and ground to suit but the suspicion is that she is better on the all-weather. Prince Noel ran well last time but he has more on his plate today and he would probably prefer a bit more give underfoot. All of which returns us to Tizzy May as the selection.
Dark Charm (FR) 5-1 (9-1) Held up, ridden over 4f out, no impression, 4th of 7, 10l behind Doctor Scott (9-3) at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Tizzy May (FR) 8-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 4l behind Merrymadcap (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Top Jaro (FR) 9-1 (9-1) Led, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 7l behind Dark Charm (8-9) at Hamilton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug.
Flaming Cat (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 42l behind Weet Yer Tern (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Frith (IRE) 28-1 (9-9) Held up, ridden over 4f out, never dangerous, last of 12, well behind Elopement (9-8) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcap (6) gs.
Modarab 16-1 (8-9) Towards rear, weakened over 4f out, last of 6, 39l behind Kyber (8-4) at Ayr 1m 5f app hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Brastar Jelois (FR) 7-2 (8-8) Held up, headway on inside over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, ran on well, won at W'hampton 1m 4f sll (6) pol beating Hook Money (8-4) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Daring Affair 25-1 (8-12) Held up, some headway on outer 3f out, never dangerous, 9th of 15, 7l behind Pivotal Answer (8-11) at Kempton 1m 3f hcap (4) pol.
Sweet World 16-1 (9-2) Led for 2f, tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed 2f out, soon no chance with winner, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Russki (9-2) at Kempton 1m clm (6) pol.
Touch of Ivory (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Mystical Ayr (9-8) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.
Prince Noel 9-2 (8-12) Prominent, hampered and lost ground over 5f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Moonlight Fantasy (9-1) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo sll (5) gf in Aug.
Jallastep (FR) (9-11) 2nd of 8, 2l behind Jean Guy (10-3) at France 1m 5f 3yo stk in Jun '00.
Neil's Legacy (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Prominent, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 14l behind Gloucester (8-10) at Beverley 1m 2f hcap (4) gf.
Caviar Heights (IRE) 12-1 (8-0) Towards rear, effort 6f out, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 5th of 6, 11l behind Hurricane Thomas (9-7) at Musselburgh 1m 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
