in touch, stayed on final 2f, went 2nd inside final furlong, but no chance with easy winner
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon no impression
reared start, behind, steady headway on outside from 4f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish
chased leader to well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
behind, lost touch final 4f, tailed off
led until headed inside final 2f, soon no chance with easy winner and weakened final furlong
in touch until weakened 3f out
mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon lost place
slowly into stride, always behind, lost touch final 3f, tailed off
chased leaders, led inside final 2f, driven clear, eased near finish
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened rapidly inside final 2f
Weet Yer Tern will be popular after winning last time but we will side with Boz here, while Silent Beauty also looks booked for a good run. the Luca Cumani-trained selection has yet to win in seven starts, but the return to 10 furlongs here looks to be a plus, as he is related to numerous winners at the trip and the Grand Lodge colt finally seems to be finding his feet. his recent efforts have been good in the context of this race and Jamie Spencer's booking looks significant. Weet Yer Tern has previously won here over a mile and scored over 9f at Wolverhampton last time, so he enjoys this sort of surface. He also acts over this trip, but a 6lb rise for a narrow margin win last time might make this too tough for him. Silent Beauty has been brought along steadily by Stuart Williams, who is well documented as an expert at getting one over on the handicapper, so a big run would be no surprise. Magic Amigo looks best of an ordinary remainder but we are happy to side with Boz.
Weet Yer Tern (IRE) 2-1fav (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on to lead close home, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol beating Bobering (8-7) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Band 10-1 (9-2) Soon prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 17, 15l behind Ellen's Girl (8-10) at Chepstow 1m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Magic Amigo 13-2 (9-0) Raced wide, chased leaders in 4th, driven over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Fantasy Crusader (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Aug.
Noah Jameel 12-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 14, 4l behind Bethanys Boy (8-12) at Folkestone 1m 2f hcp 0-50 (6) gs in Aug.
Missie Baileys 4-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 15, 12l behind Noora (9-1) at Chepstow 1m 4f clm (6) gf.
Twentyfirst Dansar 50-1 (8-9) Chased leader, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off and virtually pulled up final furlong, last of 9, well behind La Fanciulla (9-0) at Salisbury 7f 3yo clm (5) gs in May '06.
Future Deal 33-1 (9-0) Ridden in rear 4f out, always behind, 13th of 14, 16l behind Fantasy Crusader (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Aug.
Vettori Dancer 28-1 (8-4) Always behind, last of 8, well behind Shore Thing (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun '06.
King of Knight (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Held up, never on terms, 8th of 13, 9l behind Weet Yer Tern (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Abbeygate 10-1 (8-1) Started slowly, held up in rear, headway 3f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 6th of 11, 10l behind Pelham Crescent (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Ridgeway Star 50-1 (9-3) Behind, soon ridden, in rear after 3f, soon lost touch, last of 9, 25l behind Resplendent Ace (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3yo mdn aut (6) pol in Mar.
Boz 4-1 (8-7) In touch, ridden over 3f out, effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Double Banded (8-10) at Newcastle 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Doonigan (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Tracked leader, driven to challenge 2f out, soon every chance, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 6l behind Vietnam (8-4) at Sandown 1m 3yo clm (5) gs in Aug.
Silent Beauty (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Mid-division, pushed along over 5f out, lost place over 4f out, headway and slightly checked over 1f out, not troubled leaders, 6th of 10, 9l behind Alfie Tupper (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f stk 0-55 (6) std.
