held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, hung right from over 1f out, led entering final furlong, driven out
held up, headway 4f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, one pace final furlong
held up, ridden, weakening when short of room 3f out
slowy into stride, held up, never near leaders
in rear, outpaced from over 5f out
mid-division, ridden on headway over inside 1f out, stayed on final furlong
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace
close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, one pace
slowly into stride, in rear, tailed off final 4f
held up on inside, switched right over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace
tracked leader, ridden, every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong,
Salute can land the opener at the expense of Perfect Storm and Black Mogul. The selection has been running well of late without getting his head in front.He did land a hat-trick during the winter and as a consequence the handicapper took note. We feel though it will only be a matter of time before gets back to winnning ways as he caught the eye when a close third at Nottingham last time out. Back in claiming company he surley has to be a live danger. Perfect Storm has not won for four years and as a result has become expensive to follow. He did run well enough when sixth of fifteen at Chepstow in a similar contest so is worth noting in the betting market. Black Mogul could run well as all his form has been in handicap company and with only ten runs under his belt he is relatively unexposed so could still be improving so is one to note.But for the winner we return to Salute.
Salute (IRE) 14-1 (9-13) Track leaders, ridden 3f out, driven and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Sphinx (10-0) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Aug.
Perfect Storm 12-1 (9-5) Mid-division, switched left and headway over 2f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 15, 6l behind Noora (9-1) at Chepstow 1m 4f clm (6) gf.
Bythehokey (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Close up, mainly 2nd, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, soon no impression, 8th of 15, 18l behind Penny Rich (10-3) at Clonmel 1m 2f clm frm in Jun '05.
Chapter (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Steadied rear, no impression on leaders final 2f, 8th of 14, 5l behind Fantasy Crusader (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Aug.
Padre Nostro (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 15, 17l behind Global Traffic (10-1) at Chepstow 1m 4f amt hcp (6) hvy in Jul.
My Legal Eagle (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Towards rear, switched right and headway over 2f out, stayed on, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Noora (9-1) at Chepstow 1m 4f clm (6) gf.
Young Valentino 66-1 (8-5) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 20l behind Time To Regret (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Trackattack 66-1 (9-0) Always behind, lost touch, final 2f, last of 13, 44l behind Kapellmeister (8-9) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo sll (5) gf in Jul '06.
Black Mogul 17-2 (8-11) Prominent, ridden along over 3f out, driven when weakening over 1f out, 7th of 13, 5l behind Sangfroid (8-7) at Catterick 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Crescentia 33-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden, weakened 4f out, soon behind, 10th of 11, 37l behind Salsa Verdi (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Aug.
Joy In The Guild (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Mid-division, weakened under pressure 3f out, 5th of 12, 14l behind Icannshift (8-7) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Jun.
Flashing Floozie 33-1 (8-11) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Brastar Jelois (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 4f sll (6) pol.
