mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no headway
held up, ridden over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, no impression
tracked leaders, stayed on final furlong, hung left inside final furlong
held up, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
towards rear, ridden final furlong, stayed on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish
led, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up, ridden on outer entering final furlong, never dangerous
held up, headway on inner over 2f out, switched right inside last, kept on
close up, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division on outer, weakened over 1f out, soon eased
With Godolphin's string still firing we are tempted by Black Eagle but he doesn't exactly look thrown in at the weights on his handicap debut so instead we make preference for course specialist SPINNING and hat-trick chasing Nevada Desert remains of interest. Four wins from eight starts is the course and distance record of the pick, who is also racing off a mark a pound lower than his last success. He shaped well in defeat last time despite the track racing on the fast side and given his main rivals have some questions to answer he looks the percentage call. Black Eagle comfortably landed a soft ground maiden at Nottingham on just his second start on his last appearance and although he has to be respected in this company it's difficult to tell whether his rating is a fair one. Nevada Desert scored over course and distance before setting up this hat-trick bid with victory at Doncaster last time. He's up another five pounds for that neck success and he may just be in the grip of the handicapper now. Brett Vale has to be considered after his win on his latest effort but Spinning loves it here and should have punters dizzy with victory.
Shavansky 100-1 (8-1) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, hard driven to challenge over 1f out, kept on gamely inside final furlong, 5th of 32, 3l behind Supaseus (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gf.
Ilie Nastase (FR) 10-1 (9-1) Mid-division on outside, ridden when not clear run over 1f out, staying on same pace and no chance when hampered inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 6l behind Farleigh House (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Stand Guard 10-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, weakened and eased inside final furlong, 11th of 13, 8l behind Farleigh House (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Charlie Cool 12-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 15, 15l behind Fastnet Storm (8-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) sft.
Just Bond (IRE) 25-1 (7-13) Always behind, 12th of 13, 17l behind Collateral Damage (7-12) at Redcar 1m hcap (2) gf.
Brett Vale (IRE) 11-4 (9-1) Pulled hard, held up, took closer order over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, driven to press leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 4f clm stks (4) gf in Sep beating Everaard (8-5) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Wing Play (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Held up in final pair, ridden and headway entering final 2f, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Ellmau (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Black Eagle (IRE) 5-2 (9-3) Made all, joined over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, edged right and asserted inside final furlong, won at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) sft beating Troopingthecolour (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Handsome Falcon 17-2 (9-3) In touch, ridden halfway, effort and hung right over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 19, 12l behind Felday (9-4) at York 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Final Verse 16-1 (9-9) Held up, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 10th of 11, 13l behind Hanoverian Baron (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Spinning 14-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, driven, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong, not reached leaders, 4th of 13, 1/2l behind Ithinkbest (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Avertis 6-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway 3f out, not quicken when carried left and hampered entering final furlong, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 8l behind Gassin (8-10) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Nevada Desert (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Behind, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon hard ridden, ran on inside final furlong to lead towards finish, won at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gs beating Starla Dancer (8-9) by nk, 11 ran.
