behind, driven over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, no chance
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakening and eased when no chance final furlong
tracked leaders going well, led over 1f out, pushed clear final furlong, ran on strongly
always behind, pulled up and dismounted inside final furlong, (bbv)
soon towards rear
switched right start and held up in rear, kept on final furlong, no chance
chased leaders, shaken up over 1f out, unable to quicken final furlong
made most, headed over 1f out, not pace of winner final furlong, kept on for clear 2nd
raced keenly, tracked leaders on outer, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
raced on rail, with leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
behind, ridden over 1f out, moderate headway
close up, driven over 2f out, soon weakened
behind, switched left over 2f out, moderate headway
held up in mid-division on outer, no headway final 2f
Nonrunner
Another wide open handicap to solve here but Manchurian gets the nod where Kyle, Diriculous and Cheap Street could be the ones to pose the selection most problems. Manchurian hails from the yard of Mark Wallace, a stable that does particularly well with this sort of animal. Campaigned over a range of distances in the earlier stages of his career, a strongly run six furlongs appears his ideal circumstances on the evidence of his most recent performance where he stayed on well in the closing stages. Drawn 9, Jamie Spencer is afforded the luxury of deciding which route he prefers to take. The drop back to six furlongs will undoubtedly suit Kyle as he travelled strongly over seven on his most recent appearances before weakening in the later stages. Diriculous has shown improvement throughout the winter months on the all-weather but this posses a much stiffer test while Cheap Street made a satisfactory seasonal debut over the course two weeks ago. Impromtu is another worthy of consideration been a course and distance winner. Manchurian stands out here and is the selection.
Eau Good 40-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 5th of 16, 5l behind Stevie Gee (9-1) at Doncaster 7f hcp 0-80 (4) sft.
Manchurian 4-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden and every chance 1f out, no extra, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Esteem Machine (9-4) at Great Leighs 6f hcp 0-90 (3) pol.
Salsa Steps (USA) 14-1 (8-12) Held up, outpaced approaching 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 10th of 17, 5l behind Lady Grace (8-12) at Newmarket 6f lst fll stk (1) sft in Oct.
Impromptu 18-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, never dangerous final 2f, 7th of 10, 8l behind Jake The Snake (8-4) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Stamford Blue 16-1 (8-11) Went right start, mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, eased final furlong, 7th of 10, 11l behind Bonnie Prince Blue (8-10) at Folkestone 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Kyle (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, ridden and some headway over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 8l behind The Osteopath (8-10) at Leicester 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Seamus Shindig 14-1 (8-6) Led, headed halfway, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 15, 2l behind Signor Peltro (9-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Jul.
Lucayos 7-1 (8-10) Prominent to over 1f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 7l behind Esteem Machine (9-4) at Great Leighs 6f hcp 0-90 (3) pol.
Diriculous 6-4fav (9-1) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs beating Lethal (9-3) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Fleuret 50-1 (8-4) Behind, ridden 2f out, ran on, not reach leaders, 6th of 15, 4l behind Angus Newz (8-8) at Newmarket 6f fll hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Kensington (IRE) 9-4jt-fav (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden, hampered 2f out, soon beaten, 4th of 5, 7l behind Dudley Docker (8-8) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Nordic Light (USA) 20-1 (9-1) Soon behind, no chance from halfway, last of 8, 16l behind After The Show (8-6) at Windsor 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Cheap Street 15-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Kensington (8-12) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Jimmy The Guesser 16-1 (9-4) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out, 9th of 13, 10l behind Kensington (8-12) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Mason Ette 20-1 (8-13) Always towards rear on far side, 14th of 18, 10l behind Masai Moon (8-11) at Salisbury 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.
For Life (IRE) 9-2 (8-9) Led to post, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 4l behind Hereford Boy (8-13) at Folkestone 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
