mid-division, not much room 2f out, ridden and switched when headway over 1f out, no extra towards finish
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
held up mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up towards rear, effort over 3f out on outer, weakened over 2f out
steadied start, held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on and hung right inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden and faded over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression
Kargarann makes a debut in Handicap Company and is duly upped in trip by Stef Higgins after some weak maiden runs. It is hard to fancy his chances despite this move whilst Storm Hawk and Nom De La Rosa are capable of better than they have shown lately. Akamon has decent German pedigree and a further step-up in trip shouldn't be a problem after winning last time out but although she is progressive she has been poor here twice before and instead we opt for ADOYEN SPICE. She was a solid seven length winner here last time out and this trip looks ideal. She carries a penalty for that win but still looks well ahead of the handicapper based on that most recent run. Although she isn't entirely straightforward she can claim back-to-back wins. Motirani was behind our selection last time but Larkrise Star could be a threat after winning a Seller over this trip at Windsor and the developing Kayann may also challenge.
Akamon 7-4fav (9-0) Towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, soon led, kept on well, driven out, won at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug beating Ella Grace (8-13) by 1l, 10 ran.
Kayaan 25-1 (8-10) Slowly away, behind, headway on outside well over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Halyard (8-11) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Storm Hawk (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Carlton Scroop (9-9) at Kempton 1m 3f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Motirani 20-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed 2f out, chased winner until over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 8l behind Adoyen Spice (8-4) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Larkrise Star 8-1 (8-3) Held up mid-division, headway well over 1f out, every chance when bumped inside final furlong, soon led, hung left under pressure towards finish, just held on, won at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gf in Jul beating Rockweiller (8-9) by nk, 15 ran.
Forethought 40-1 (9-3) Keen in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 11, 22l behind Jinto (8-10) at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Aug.
Nom De La Rosa (IRE) 28-1 (8-13) Chased leading trio until over 2f out, soon outpaced, 7th of 12, 8l behind Carlton Scroop (9-9) at Kempton 1m 3f app hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Kargarann (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, pulled hard, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 21l behind Barq (9-3) at Salisbury 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (4) gf in Aug.
Adoyen Spice 50-1 (8-4) Steadied rear, good headway on outside to lead 2f out, drew right away final furlong, very easily, won at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating D'urberville (9-2) by 7l, 11 ran.
Pursestrings 50-1 (7-11) In touch, dropped to rear 7f out, not a danger after, last of 5, 20l behind Cobo Bay (9-9) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f clm stks (5) gd in Aug.
Naseby (USA) 50-1 (8-6) In rear, pushed along 6f out, some late modest headway, never a factor, 9th of 13, 17l behind Aussie Blue (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
Expensive Legacy 25-1 (8-7) Headway to lead 8f out, headed approaching 4f out, driven over 2f out, one pace after, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Nom De La Rosa (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo sell stks (6) pol in Mar.
Footsie (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Towards rear, kept on, never near leaders, 6th of 15, 10l behind Cheyenne Chant (8-6) at Catterick 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug.
Dongola (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, tailed off final 3f, 11th of 13, 28l behind Cheetah (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f mdn fll (5) pol in Aug.
