soon tracking leaders, chased winner over 2f out, intimidated inside final furlong, soon edged slightly right, ran on
held up, not clear run 1f out, never dangerous
held up mid-division, behind final 3f
went left start, soon led, ridden and hung right inside final furlong, all out
chased winner until ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
hampered start, mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
edged right start, held up, came wide entering straight, hung left over 1f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out
took keen hold, held up, not clear run just over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon not clear run briefly, stayed on inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Pivotalia is very consistent and a first-time visor may just eek out that little bit extra to snare his first win so he gets our vote ahead of another frustrating maiden Six Of Hearts and Antrim Rose. Plenty of headgear on show for the first time and it may spark some improvement in several runners, however it is the selection, Pivotalia, who has the least improvement to find. Walter Swinburn's stays well and having raced somewhat lazily last time out, a sharper display here should see him in the money. Antrim Rose should be respected as he ran well last time out however he doesn't really possess a turn of foot and will need a strong gallop if he is to prevail. Halkerston enters the realm of handicaps with a lowly mark of 62; that is fair on what he has shown so far but don't be surprised if we see a better performance today. Six Of Hearts keeps on finding at least one too good, so of more interest may be King Zeal who is unexposed. At a price Auntie Mame could go well on her handicap debut, however it is Pivotalia who is fancied to make it ninth time lucky.
The King And I (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Held up, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 19l behind Love Brothers (9-3) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo app hcp (5) frm in Aug.
Susanna's Dance 25-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders to over 4f out, weakened quickly and tailed off 2f out, eased 1f out, last of 8, 41l behind Kahara (8-12) at Newbury 1m 2f mdn fll (5) gd in Aug.
Doyles Lodge 33-1 (8-4) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Lawyers Choice (8-10) at Kempton 1m hcap (5) pol.
Pivotalia (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Chased winner, reminders over 4f out, hard ridden by final 2f, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Mountain Cat (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (5) pol.
Halkerston 16-1 (9-3) Led 1f, tracked leader afterwards, weakened 2f out, 10th of 14, 14l behind Gongidas (9-3) at Windsor 1m 3yo mdn aut (5) gd in Jun.
Antrim Rose 14-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Blue Space (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Bold Saxon (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) In touch, driven along over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 11l behind Inquisitress (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Six of Hearts 15-2 (9-4) Chased leaders on outer, ridden to challenge 2f out, driven and not quicken over 1f out, kept on under pressure, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Inquisitress (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol.
My Beautaful 14-1 (8-12) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Ridgewell (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Mar.
Auntie Mame 14-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden 3f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, headed line, 2nd of 8, shd behind Velma Kelly (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol.
Skye But N Ben 11-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 7l behind Zain (8-2) at Ayr 1m 2f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Aug.
King Zeal (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride and towards rear, headway over 2f out, not much room and switched left over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Double Doors (9-3) at Ripon 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gf.
Cherri Fosfate 12-1 (9-1) In touch, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, led final furlong, held on towards finish, won at Redcar 1m 2f sll (6) gs beating Dot's Delight (8-4) by a nk, 13 ran.
