chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, headway 2f out, kept on final furlong
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
chased leaders, every chance inside final furlong, one pace
mid-division, weakened 2f out
behind and outpaced, no impression from 2f out
behind and soon pushed along, stayed on from over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
dwelt, pushed along and outpaced in rear
mid-division, no impression from halfway
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, effort over 1f out, one pace
close up, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
Whozart, Gelert and Jojesse form an unconvincing short-list for this modest sprint handicap in which few have sound claims on recent performances. WHOZART is selected as he has been running fairly consistently in the main this season and a similar performance should be enough to see him have a say in the outcome. He had She's Our Beauty and Throw The Dice behind last time when finishing fourth in a relatively competitive claimer on good to soft which suggests that he should cope with conditions. The conditions are a concern for Jojesse as his best performances have come on quick ground but he has run some fair races on the fibresand so it may be worth giving him a chance here. His recent efforts read well enough in the context of this race and he's respected. Jadan is interesting but has needed his first outing of the season in the past so we'll look to the other end of the weights for our final nominee. Gelert has looked moderate throughout most of his career but the fitting of blinkers has brought about a little improvement on his last two starts and he may not need to find too much more to make the frame. A tricky race to call but WHOZART may be there or thereabouts at the finish.
Jadan (IRE) 12-1 (8-4) Chased leaders stands side, ridden along halfway, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Make My Dream (8-11) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Oct.
Wicked Wilma (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Went left start, mid-division and ridden halfway, no impression final furlong, 8th of 14, 5l behind Highland Warrior (9-6) at Beverley 5f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Miacarla 25-1 (8-9) Took keen hold, prominent until weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 23l behind Dorn Dancer (9-1) at Haydock 6f fll hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Whozart (IRE) 17-2 (9-0) Prominent, ridden along halfway, one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Guest Connections (9-7) at Catterick 5f clm (6) gs.
Seafield Towers 8-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, edged right and weakened from 2f out, 5th of 8, 8l behind Rothesay Dancer (9-4) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Valiant Romeo 8-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, no impression final furlong, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Invincible Lad (9-7) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jul.
Jojesse 13-2 (8-6) Mid-division and soon outpaced, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 6th of 11, 2l behind Mr Rooney (8-11) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Distant Vision (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 11l behind Splash The Cash (9-0) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jul.
Stylistic (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, no extra under pressure 1 1/2f out, 12th of 14, 8l behind Marinebird (9-0) at Cork 5f hcp 0-60 gd in Oct.
Throw The Dice 16-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, effort halfway, soon beaten, 8th of 9, 10l behind Guest Connections (9-7) at Catterick 5f clm (6) gs.
She's Our Beauty (IRE) 22-1 (8-2) In touch, ridden along halfway, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 6l behind Guest Connections (9-7) at Catterick 5f clm (6) gs.
Howards Prince 10-1 (8-6) Dwelt, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 8, 5l behind Rothesay Dancer (9-4) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Gelert (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) In touch far side, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 15, 2l behind Dalarossie (9-5) at Ripon 5f 3yo sll hcp (6) gd.
