dwelt, pushed along in rear, soon outpaced, kept on 2f out
with leaders, weakened over 2f out
outpaced behind, stayed on strongly final furlong
chased leaders, every chance 2f out, soon hard ridden, every chance inside final furlong, just held
with leaders, outpaced over 1f out
pulled hard, led, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden to lead well over 1f out, stayed on under pressure, all out
This should prove to be one of the more competitive races on the card here today with the likes of course and distance winners Pepin and Cool Art expected to be up there with the front three but it is SWISS ART who is put forward to score. Ruth Carr's colt has been the victor on his last four visits here and looks more than capable of recording a fifth success at the track. He is clearly at home here and should continue in great heart, despite the drop in trip. Cool Art has finished sixth at the last couple of starts and has been disappointing since his last victory, almost a year ago. A race such as this offers the gelding a decent chance to get back on form and although a win looks unlikely a place among the principles is not beyond him. Pepin was a winner over course and distance just two starts ago but failed to follow up on that promise when finishing a lowly 10th at Salisbury last time. His last outing aside, he is generally a decent performer and on a return to a track he clearly enjoys he should make the frame. Check the market for guidance to the chances of the remainder as good recent form is non-existent leading us to side with course specialist Swiss Art.
Coconut Shy 33-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 11, 10l behind Penny's Gift (8-12) at Newmarket 6f 2yo fll lst stks (1) gs in Oct.
Cool Art (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Started slowly, always outpaced in rear, never a factor, 6th of 8, 9l behind Piste (9-4) at Windsor 5f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jun.
Wicklewood 40-1 (8-13) Tracked leader to 3f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 4th of 10, 11l behind Swiss Art (8-9) at Southwell 1m 3yo clm stks (5) fbs.
Swiss Art (IRE) 4-5fav (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden to lead narrowly and edged left over 1f out, driven out, won at Southwell 1m 3yo clm stks (5) fbs beating Iron Out (9-3) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Pepin (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Raced wide and always behind, 10th of 12, 14l behind Kuanyao (8-10) at Salisbury 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Daisy Moses (IRE) 9-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden halfway, some late headway, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Belated Silver (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo clm stks (5) pol in Jun.
Kinigi (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Reared start, mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 1f out, last of 7, 17l behind Aine's Delight (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 3yo app hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun.
