in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out, never nearer
close up, tracked leader over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, ran on strongly under pressure, held on
tracked leader to over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened 2f out
started slowly, held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with front 2
chased leaders, took second over 1f out, hard ridden and close on winner near finish
always behind, weakened quickly over 1f out
steadied start, settled towards rear, never a factor, ran on final furlong, never dangerous
took keen hold, led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, not trouble leaders
prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, not trouble leaders
dwelt, soon mid-division, weakened quickly over 2f out
took keen hold behind, no headway final 2f
raced on outer in mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out
Calloffthesearch gets the nod over Compulsion and Batchworth Fleur, while it would also be interesting to note support for Diriculous, who is bred to be effective at this trip and can be expected to have learned plenty from his debut over course and distance last month. Diriculous will need to be a lot sharper from the gates if he is to figure today, though. A draw in stall ten can be a help and it is not unfeasible for him to put in a markedly improved effort. Batchworth Fleur barely gets six furlongs and needs everything to fall into place for her. However, she invariably travels well in her races and is not without a chance if there is a only a modest early pace. Compulsion put in her best effort when she finished third (two and a half lengths ahead of Diriculous) here in October and can be considered a big threat on that effort. The penny is starting to drop with the Bertolini filly and she looks a solid option for Placepot punters to have on the list. However, Calloffthesearch just edges the verdict for win only purposes, as he has threatened to deliver in much stronger handicaps than this. So the step back into a maiden may be just the ticket for Calloffthesearch.
Calloff The Search 20-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride and towards rear, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 8l behind Golden Surprice (9-7) at W'hampton 7f sll (6) pol.
Diriculous 11-4 (9-3) Dwelt, soon recovered into 4th, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, no danger after, 4th of 5, 3l behind Realt Na Mara (9-4) at Kempton 6f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Oct.
Merlins Quest 50-1 (8-4) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened rapidly inside final 2f, 13th of 14, 14l behind Confidentiality (8-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
The Carpet Man 12-1 (8-9) Towards rear, soon pushed along, not much room when hampered over 3f out, some late headway, never reached challenging position, 8th of 12, 6l behind Bond Becks (8-10) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Tyrannosaurus Rex (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Prominent, chased leader halfway, soon ridden, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 7l behind Northern Boy (9-0) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
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.
Compulsion 15-8fav (8-13) Led, narrowly headed over 2f out, stayed challenging under pressure, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, nk behind Realt Na Mara (9-4) at Kempton 6f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Oct.
Elizabeth Spirit (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Hampered start, always in rear, 9th of 12, 9l behind By The Edge (8-12) at W'hampton 5f mdn stk (5) pol in Oct.
Lawdy Miss Clawdy 16-1 (8-5) Steadied start, took keen hold in rear, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, 9th of 10, 6l behind Grand Palace (8-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (6) pol.
Princess Danehill (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Took keen hold in touch, ridden and wide into straight well over 1f out, no impression afterwards, 6th of 8, 6l behind Hope Island (8-12) at Lingfield 1m mdn aut stk (6) pol.
Rangali Belle 66-1 (8-12) Pulled hard, led until headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 8l behind Hope Island (8-12) at Lingfield 1m mdn aut stk (6) pol.
Tumbleweed Di 14-1 (8-8) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Muktasb (9-0) at Kempton 5f Stks (41-45) (7) pol.
