in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, weakened by final furlong
with leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened by final furlong
with leaders, ridden and lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, hung left over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, not clear run over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed near finish
slowly into stride, outpaced, ridden and headway 1f out, never nearer
with leaders on outside, weakened well over 1f out
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, no impression when edged left over 1f out
led, headed over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
held up in rear, headway when switched right over 1f out, hung left and ran on well inside final furlong, led near finish
in rear, not clear run well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
prominent, not much room on inside over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
The admirably consistent MATTEROFACT is taken to land this opening sprint handicap, with Bishopbriggs and Edie Superstar others to consider. Matterofact does not know how to run a bad race and has not been out of the first three on her last eight starts. All ground comes alike to her on turf and there is no reason why, now that she is in such good form, she can't produce better on the Polytrack after five previous winless attempts on the surface. This is her optimum trip and she is at the very least on a competitive mark here so we'll side with her. Bishopbriggs represents the yard of Stuart Parr, who at the time of writing had sent out four successive winners. The yard therefore could hardly be in better form and this gelding acts well over both this and 6f and is also on a competitive mark. We expect a big performance. Edie Superstar is a filly open to a fair bit of improvement and she is already a Polytrack winner at Lingfield. She has a decent pitch in stall four and is another who won't be far away from a mark of 65. Grand Palace is just 2lb higher than his most recent win and handles both this surface and the Fibresand well. The yard continues to go pretty well so he is not ruled out. Kinout is very interesting now dropping to a mark of 65, having won off 73 over course and distance back in March. His draw is not the best, but first-time blinkers might help galvanise him and he is very much respected.
Blakeshall Diamond 33-1 (8-6) Behind, outpaced when hampered over 2f out, soon ridden, hung left, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 17l behind Captain Dunne (8-12) at Thirsk 5f 3yo hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Matterofact (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Prominent centre, ridden to lead over 1f, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Rocker (8-10) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Bishopbriggs (USA) 5-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon faded, 4th of 11, 5l behind Yungaburra (9-1) at W'hampton 6f hcap (5) pol in Sept.
Another Socket 20-1 (8-13) Towards rear, headway on outer halfway, driven over 1f, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 7l behind Arganil (9-2) at Beverley 5f hcap (5) sft in Sept.
Wibbadune (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Stumbled at start, always towards rear far side, 12th of 14, 12l behind Rocker (8-10) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Comptonspirit 12-1 (8-11) Chased leaders stand side, ridden along halfway, outpaced when not much room over 1f, stayed on towards finish, 6th of 14, 4l behind Rocker (8-10) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Kinout (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (9-1) Chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Chosen One (8-11) at Hamilton 6f 3yo hcp (5) sft in Sept.
Grand Palace (IRE) 22-1 (9-9) Behind, 13th of 14, 33l behind Elusive Hawk (9-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Jul.
Edie Superstar (USA) 14-1 (9-4) Soon crossed over to lead on rail, ridden and headed over 1f out, well held final furlong, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Rondeau (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sept.
Chelsea Girl 14-1 (8-12) Hard ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Perfect Silence (8-12) at Folkestone 6f mdn stk (5) gs in Sept.
The Little Fizzer (IRE) 5-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 12, 7l behind Note Perfect (8-5) at Ayr 5f hcp 0-60 (6) hvy.
Sofinella (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Raced on stand side rail, with leader to 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 14l behind Bluebok (8-12) at Goodwood 5f app hcp (5) gf.
Punching 8-1 (9-4) Raced on outside, led, ridden and headed final 70 yards, chased winner after, held when lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 11, nk behind Bluebok (8-12) at Goodwood 5f app hcp (5) gf.
