took keen hold, held up, good headway on inside 2f out, led over 1f out, in command final furlong comfortably
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, switched right 2f out and soon not clear run, switched left and ran on strongly inside final furlong
led, driven and strongly pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner
pressed leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out
took keen hold, chasing leaders, going well over 2f out, driven and no impression final furlong
soon chasing leaders on outside, weakened 2f out
hood removed late, behind, headway on inside 2f out, ran on inside final furlong
held up, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
behind, pushed along 3f out, soon struggling
Dickie Le Davoir is placed at a great advantage at the weights here and gets the vote with both Hart Of Gold and Quiet Times likely to be involved. The selection is rated over a stone clear of all his opponents and is set to receive weight from two of them. His all weather debut represents a big drop in class into this company and he can get his nose back in front over his favourite trip. Hart Of Gold drops back here from 7f to 6f and that is not certain to be a good move. His best form of late has come over the longer trip and as his all weather record is not stunning he is easy enouh to oppose. Quiet Times, on the other hand, has a decent strike rate on an artificial surface, having recorded 11 of his 12 career wins on the all weather. He hasn't yet raced here, but if he takes to it as well as expected then he could give the selection most to do. Macademy Royal could also go well at a price, but our idea of the winner is Dickie Le Davoir.
Compton Classic 25-1 (8-9) Took keen hold towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened quickly final furlong, last of 7, 7l behind Ebraam (8-9) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Hart of Gold 14-1 (8-11) Took keen hold, chased leaders over 3f, soon beaten, last of 16, 15l behind Premio Loco (9-2) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Sept.
Dickie Le Davoir 100-1 (8-12) Prominent stands' side group, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 25th of 26, 19l behind Utmost Respect (9-6) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) sft in Sept.
Quiet Times (IRE) 22-1 (8-13) Soon prominent, led inside final 4f, pushed 2 lengths clear over 1f out, no extra and headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 3l behind Magic Glade (9-5) at W'hampton 6f clm (6) pol.
Shavoulin (USA) 10-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, under pressure 3f out, steadily weakened, 9th of 11, 16l behind Hucking Heist (9-3) at Lingfield 7f mdn stk (5) gf in Sept.
Mister Elegant 6-1 (8-6) Took keen hold, tracked leader to 4f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened 1f out, last of 11, 5l behind Littledodayno (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol.
Rainbow Bay 7-1 (8-7) Towards rear stands side, soon chased along, some late headway but never troubled leaders, 8th of 14, 4l behind Make My Dream (8-11) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Oct.
Mulberry Lad (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, weakened, 9th of 12, 3 1/2l behind One More Round (9-7) at Lingfield 6f clm (6) pol.
Cayman Breeze 14-1 (8-4) In touch to 4f out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 11l behind Halfwaytoparadise (8-8) at Brighton 7f clm (6) gs in Oct.
Parkside Pursuit 20-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 18, 14l behind Contented (8-8) at Goodwood 6f app hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Macademy Royal (USA) 6-1 (9-1) Prominent, chased winner 2f out, tried to challenge inside final furlong, no impression and held final 100 yards, 2nd of 11, nk behind Willhewiz (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Batchworth Fleur 25-1 (8-13) Behind, ridden over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, no chance with leading pair, 3rd of 7, 10l behind Multakka (9-4) at Lingfield 7f mdn aut stk (6) pol.
