raced stand side, led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
raced far side, held up in touch, ridden to challenge over 2f out, stayed on same pace
raced stand side, prominent over 5f, soon faded
raced stand side, held up in touch, effort over 2f out, soon beaten
raced stand side, always behind
raced stand side, held up, never dangerous
raced far side, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression
raced stand side, chased leaders, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced stand side, held up, headway over 1f out, never on terms
led far side group and overall leader, headed over 1f out, kept on well
raced stand side, dwelt, always behind
raced far side, tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon one pace
raced stand side, prominent, led over 3f out, stayed on, no chance with far side
raced stand side, held up, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, never on terms
raced far side, always prominent, led over 1f out, edged left and ran on
Plenty of these have chances but marginal preference is for the consistent Rio Riva, who is just preferred to Salinja and Supaseus. The last mentioned is less exposed than most of these but has paid the penalty at the hands of the handicapper for his win at Ascot last month and he may now be a shade high in the weights. Blue Spinnaker has claims on the pick of his form but that is generally over further than this trip, while Rain Stops Play has more to do than when narrowly beating Salinja here earlier this month and there should not be a great deal to choose between the pair on these revised terms. Plum Pudding is strictly held on running in that contest but would have claims on earlier form, although a better bet looks to be Rio Riva, who has shown a consistent level of form of late and again has trip and ground conditions to suit.
Sailor King (IRE) (8-11) Always in the rear behind Ratio (9-2) at Chantilly 5f stk gs in Oct '05, 13 ran.
Rio Riva 6-1fav (9-5) Dwelt, behind, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Nanton (8-11) at Redcar 1m hcap (2) gd in Sept.
St Petersburg 16-1 (9-3) Raced centre, held up, never dangerous, 19th of 20, 16l behind Rain Stops Play (8-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Salinja (USA) 18-1 (9-1) Raced far side, led and overall leader over 1f out, headed inside final furlong but no extra, 2nd of 20, 3/4l behind Rain Stops Play (8-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Blue Spinnaker (IRE) 50-1 (8-10) Prominent, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 33, 14l behind Formal Decree (8-9) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcap (2) gs in Sept.
Plum Pudding (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Raced centre, held up, never dangerous, 15th of 20, 7l behind Rain Stops Play (8-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Gentleman's Deal (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Steadied start, in rear, ridden and outpaced 3f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 12, 6l behind Army of Angels (9-9) at York 1m hcap (2) sft.
Supaseus 11-8fav (9-3) Tracked leaders and keen, dropped rear after 2f, soon pushed along, no impression from over 1f out, 5th of 10, 16l behind Shumookh (8-11) at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp (3) gs.
Audience 40-1 (8-13) Raced centre, prominent, led centre group over 3f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 18th of 20, 16l behind Rain Stops Play (8-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Rain Stops Play (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Led far side group and overall leader, driven and headed over 1f out, rallied and led again inside final furlong, won at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs beating Salinja (9-1) by 3/4l, 20 ran.
Indian Steppes (FR) 20-1 (8-13) Chased leaders over 4f, 13th of 16, 9l behind Firenze (8-13) at Newmarket 6f lst fll stk (1) gs.
Harvest Queen (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Raced centre, chased leaders, ridden to lead centre group over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 20, 2l behind Rain Stops Play (8-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
Gramm 5-1 (8-9) In touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 10l behind Dark Islander (9-4) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp (2) frm in Sept.
Unshakable (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Mid-division, not much room over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on, 6th of 12, 6l behind Army of Angels (9-9) at York 1m hcap (2) sft.
Arm Candy (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) In touch, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 19, 3l behind King's Caprice (9-1) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-100 (2) gs.
