pressed leader at strong pace and clear of rest until 2f out, stayed chasing leader, hung left over 1f out, still every chance inside final furlong, lost 2nd last strides
chased clear leading pair, closed 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd last strides
steadied start, held up in last trio, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, finished well but unable to reach leaders
took keen hold towards rear on outside, ridden and struggling over 2f out
slight lead at fast pace, pressed by one rival and clear of rest until reduced led 2f out, kept advantage, hung left over 1f out, headed final 150 yards, lost places last strides
chased leaders 5f
went left start, held up in last trio, ridden 3f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride and slightly bumped start, mid-division on inside, short lived effort in inside over 2f out
mid-division, ridden on outside and carried head high 2f out, one pace final furlong
switched right start and held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, one pace final furlong
badly bumped leaving stalls, held up in last trio, headway on inside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, driven and stayed on to lead final 150 yards
took keen hold, raced wide in touch, went 4th over 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
Hot Spark, Santefisio and Avon Lady all have claims on the book but are making their seasonal debuts, as is Divine Call who would have been the selection if he hadn't been dealt the worst of the draw. Whispering Spirit is inconsistent and Caprio is best in claimers nowadays so it could pay to stick with THUNDERBALL. He's won two of his last three starts over C&D under today's promising apprentice and, given he was eased in the closing stages last time, is taken to confirm running with Street Power today.
Majuro (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3l behind Almahaza (8-13) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.
Hot Spark 14-1 (9-2) Close up, effort over 1f out, kept on well under pressure, no chance with winner, 2nd of 15, 4l behind Bullwhip (9-9) at Newmarket 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Aug.
Santefisio 11-2 (9-5) Mid-division, headway when not clear run over 1f out, stayed on closing stages, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Follow The Flag (8-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Street Power (USA) 9-2 (9-5) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Thunderball (8-10) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Thunderball 6-1 (8-10) Made all, took keen hold, ridden over 1f out, held on well towards finish, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar beating Jake The Snake (9-7) by nk, 8 ran.
Whispering Spirit (IRE) 13-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, under pressure over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 12l behind Hulcote Rose (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Caprio (IRE) 6-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, effort to chase winner over 2f out until over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Maze (9-12) at Lingfield 7f clm stks (6) pol.
Master Mylo (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders, 6th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Warning Song (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.
Sakhee's Pearl 10-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 6th of 14, 7l behind New Leyf (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Avon Lady 10-3 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 7f fll hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep beating Breathless Kiss (9-8) by hd, 11 ran.
Tevez 7-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on outside over 2f out, hung left approaching final furlong, soon chasing leaders, never able to challenge, 3rd of 14, 4l behind George Benjamin (9-6) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Sunshine Always (IRE) 5-2fav (8-13) Close up, ridden to chase winner 1f out, no impression near finish, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Willow Dancer (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Divine Call 4-7fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, led entering final 3f, soon in command, eased inside final furlong, readily, won at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) fbs in Oct beating Lay Claim (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Copperwood 5-1 (9-5) Held up, headway entering final 2f, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Khandaq (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
