chased leader over 8f out, ridden to lead just over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, hung left and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders
soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden over 2f out, every chance when bumped over 1f out, one pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
keen, held up mid-division, headway approaching 2f out, bumped over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on, not quicken near finish
mid-division, good headway over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong
held up mid-division, weakened over 3f out, soon behind, eased final 2f
steadied start, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
slowly into stride, raced wide, towards rear, some headway over 2f out, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden 3f out, driven and kept on final furlong, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden and weakened approaching 2f out
DESERT LARK is one of the more obvious candidates in an open race where Sir Haydn and Golden Square could get into the mix. Jamie Spencer and Kevin Ryan have formed a profitable partnership this calendar year and it may be worth following them in this lowly affair. Desert Lark was unfortunate to bump into the gambled on Tusculum on his penultimate start and he followed that up with a respectable effort over a shorter trip at Wolverhampton. Desert Rat is worth a market check given that he is having his first run for a shrewd yard that is more than capable of having him ready to go close in this company. Sir Haydn boasts better recent form having finished half a length behind the selection at Kempton before filling the same spot at the same track ten days later. Golden Square is from a yard enjoying a good run and he comes into this race on the back of a couple of decent efforts which earn him his place on the short-list. Miss Understanding was another to show up well last time but we'll side with the Spencer/Ryan combination and go for Desert Lark.
Itsawindup 6-1 (9-1) Led 2f, tracked leader afterwards, led over 2f out to inside final 2f, no etxra and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 6l behind Prince Charlemagne (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Sir Haydn 13-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort on inside over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra final 150 yards, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Tecktal (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Golden Square 9-2 (9-7) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, stayed on gamely when pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Fairly Honest (9-2) at Kempton 1m stk (7) std.
Desert Rat (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 27l behind Lucayan Dancer (9-6) at Redcar 1m 2f clm (6) gf in Jul.
Dickie Deano 66-1 (9-5) Mid-division, weakened and lost place quickly from 3f out, 15th of 16, 35l behind A One (8-12) at Windsor 1m 4f sll (6) gs in Aug.
Ma Ridge 16-1 (9-7) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Riviera Red (9-7) at Lingfield 1m stk (7) pol.
Postage (USA) 6-1 (9-6) In touch on inside, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 10l behind King After (9-9) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol in Apr '07.
Stroppi Poppi 100-1 (8-7) Steadied start, held up, lost touch over 3f out, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Bridgewater Boys (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f app sll (6) pol.
Desert Lark 17-2 (9-0) Keen early, mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind High Five Society (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f Stks (41-45) (7) pol.
Dynamo Dave (USA) 10-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Sharps Gold (9-4) at Kempton 7f Stks (41-45) (7) pol.
Miss Understanding 7-1 (8-8) Mid-division, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Desert Hawk (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Prima Fonteyn 50-1 (8-2) In touch, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 8th of 9, 13l behind Dubai Storming (8-5) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn aut stk (6) pol.
Pembo 33-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, driven and one pace final 2f, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Almahaza (9-0) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-50 (6) std.
Tunder Bool (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, weakened when over 1f out, 8th of 13, 14l behind High Five Society (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f Stks (41-45) (7) pol.
