in touch, slightly outpaced over 2f out, kept on again inside final furlong, not troubled leaders
always towards rear
held up, not clear run over 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, soon one pace, weakened inside final furlong
started slowly, in rear, kept on final 2f, never nearer
soon led, ridden and headed over 4f out, weakened quickly over 3f out
prominent, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, slightly outpaced, rallied and ran on well inside final furlong, gaining final strides
held up, headway to chase leaders 2f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, headed final strides
behind, hampered after 3f, always in rear group afterwards
behind, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
towards rear, outpaced 3f out, never a danger afterwards
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
soon chased leaders, led over 4f out, ridden and hung left over 2f out, hung right final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, weakened close home
A tough one to call and Nouveau is only a tentative choice to get on the score sheet, while Motafarred and Nan Jan are others with more experience that can expected to be involved in the thick of the action. Plateau would also come into the equation if it could be guaranteed that he will cope with a mile but he was very disappointing the last time he raced over the trip, so may be best watched on this occasion. Nan Jan has been in cracking form this term and also merits consideration. However, this course is yet to bring the best out of her and, despite still being on a fair mark, she does have something to prove. Motafarred raced ostensibly over much further until winning an apprentices race over seven furlongs here last week. That result opened new windows of opportunity and the Micky Hammond-trained gelding should be monitored closely in the betting. Le Chiffre is another worth a mention, as he has been in good form of late and makes each-way appeal under his 6lb penalty. However, Nouveau has the most scope for improvement and, with his three-year-olds allowance combining with William Buick's 5lb claim leaving him on a featherweight, the son of Desert Style should not be underestimated from the foot of the weights.
Nan Jan 13-8fav (9-8) Broke well, restrained to rear, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating High Class Problem (9-6) by a nk, 12 ran.
Magic Warrior 20-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Crossbow Creek (9-9) at Kempton 1m 2f hcap (4) pol.
Pertemps Green 16-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, 10th of 11, 16l behind Vino (8-12) at Salisbury 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (4) gs in Aug.
Plateau 8-1 (9-12) Led 1f, stayed prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to dispute lead 1f out, soon headed, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Sedge (9-8) at W'hampton 7f hcap (6) pol.
Greenwood 20-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, never nearer, 8th of 14, 4l behind Motafarred (9-0) at Kempton 7f app hcp (5) pol.
October Ben 25-1 (8-12) Badly bumped start, in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 14, 3l behind Motafarred (9-0) at Kempton 7f app hcp (5) pol.
Ede's Dot Com (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Chased leaders until weakened 2f out, 7th of 9, 19l behind Mac Gille Eoin (8-9) at Goodwood 6f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Le Chiffre (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Close up, chased leader over 3f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, soon clear, ridden out, easily, won at W'hampton 1m 1f sll hcp (6) pol beating Over To You Bert (8-13) by 5l, 13 ran.
Motafarred (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, ran on to lead final 100 yards, won at Kempton 7f app hcp (5) pol beating Reeling N' Rocking (9-0) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Blue Line 10-3 (8-12) In rear, held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 5l behind World Spirit (9-7) at Bath 1m fll hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Champain Sands (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) Held up, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never troubled leaders, 5th of 14, 7l behind Webbow (9-7) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (5) gs in Jun.
Megalala (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Held up in rear, driven along 3f out, soon beaten, 11th of 15, 6l behind Vegas Boys (9-4) at Brighton 7f hcap (6) sft in May.
Panshir (FR) 7-1 (8-0) Led centre group and well on terms, headed halfway, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 14l behind Mugeba (8-5) at Newmarket 7f app hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Nouveau (GER) 14-1 (7-11) Mid-division, driven 3f out, staying on, edged left approaching final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Diminuto (8-7) at Bath 6f 3yo hcp (5) gs.
