held up mid-division, headway on inner 2f out, driven and stayed on final furlong
dwelt and towards rear, headway to go prominent over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
prominent for 4f, soon outpaced and never a factor
in touch, ridden over 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
alway rear division
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon beaten
towards rear, never dangerous
steadied at start, held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
towards rear, never dangerous
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, driven over 1f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
never better than mid-division
Torrens represents a yard that have made a bright start to the campaign and he is selected ahead of Augustine and Light Sentence, while Apache Point makes some appeal for each-way punters to latch on to if supported in the betting ring Apache Point does tend to need a couple of runs to put him in the picture though and he can be expected to strip fitter after this. Light Sentence is a well-bred type that got off the mark in gritty fashion in a Redcar seller last September. Obviously he will never fulfil the potential of his breeding but can pay his way at this sort of level in due course. Augustine is consistent, yet also hard to win with. Still he has managed five career successes, so has a habit of popping up when least expected. He has to rate as a threat today. However, preference is given to Torrens, who still has enough in the locker to be expected to cope with top weight in this company.
Torrens (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Held up, mid-division, never troubled leaders, 5th of 10, 12l behind Mahmjra (8-3) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs in Mar.
Augustine 10-3 (9-1) Led, set strong pace, ridden over 3f out, headed entering final furlong, faded, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Cripsey Brook (9-6) at Pontefract 1m 4f app hcp (5) gd.
Oddsmaker (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, still every chance inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Kristensen (8-12) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Floodlight Fantasy 7-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, all out, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct beating Peruvian Prince (9-7) by a shd, 13 ran.
Haifa (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Keen, led after 1f, narrowly headed 4f out, led again 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Jackie Kiely (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
Choristar 5-1fav (8-11) Held up, headway when not clear over 3f out, stumbled 2f out, ran on, just denied, 2nd of 17, hd behind Apex (8-4) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Light Sentence 7-2fav (8-9) Held up, headway 4f out, led 2f out, headed well over 1f out, rallied final furlong, led last 50 yards, driven out, won at Redcar 1m 3f sll (5) gd in Sept beating Keisha Kayleigh (8-7) by a nk, 13 ran.
Zonic Boom (FR) 9-1 (8-7) Mid-division, lost place over 7f out, soon behind, 9th of 12, 15l behind Melvino (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec.
