held up in last trio, struggling and well behind final 3f, tailed off
chased leading pair throughout, hard ridden and edging left 2f out, no impression
made all, kicked on 2f out, soon clear, kept on strongly, unchallenged
held up in 5th, pushed along 3f out, soon no impression
raced in 4th, never really travelling, driven 3f out, no impression final 2f
chased winner throughout, ridden 2f out, soon no chance
took keen hold, held up in last trio, headway on outside over 4f out, well held 4th over 2f out, no impression
held up in last trio, moderate headway when hung left over 1f out
FLEUR DE LION will find life tougher for a seven pound rise but with more improvement to come he is taken to follow up from his recent win at the expense of Vita Mia and Sounds of Jupiter. The selection won over course and distance last time out breaking his maiden tag in the process. He proved that day he could handle the undulations of the track and with further improvement he could prove difficult to peg back. Vita Mia landed back to back victories at Folkestone and Chester and is now six pounds higher as a result. Cathy Gannon gets on well with the horse but she did disappoint last time out at Winsdor so it could be the case that her winning spree is over. Sounds of Jupiter won a maiden at Kempton during the winter but has struggled in handicaps since. He went up seven pounds without running from May to August and disappointed at Bath last time out. The handicapper has now lowered his rating so he is worth monitoring in the market. Fleur de Lion is the form horse in the race and is the percentage call.
National Monument (IRE) 2-1 (8-8) Led 1f, stayed chasing leader to over 4f out , regained 2nd inside final 2f, faded and lost 2 places inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Uncle Bertie (10-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Venture Capitalist 11-1 (9-5) Raced wide in mid-division, driven along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 13, 18l behind Alicante (9-8) at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jul.
Sounds of Jupiter (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Prominent early, lost place over 5f out, effort over 2f out, soon no impression, 3rd of 6, 10l behind Point Of Light (9-8) at Bath 1m 4f 3yo app hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Screaming Brave 9-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 8l behind Broughtons Paradis (8-8) at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Fleur de Lion (IRE) 8-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, won at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-55 (6) gf beating Classical Rhythm (9-6) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Aaman (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Keen, chased leaders, lost place 8f out, 12th of 13, well behind Picot de Say (8-12) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) hvy.
Rose of Coma (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, pushed along, no progress final 2f, 7th of 11, 13l behind Squad (9-2) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Hassadin 25-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on final 2f, 5th of 12, 7l behind Screaming Brave (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jun.
Vita Mia 9-2 (8-4) Held up driven along over 3f out, never a factor, 6th of 8, 8l behind Point Of Light (8-9) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Persian Tomcat (IRE) 11-2 (7-12) Slowly into stride, took keen hold early, soon close up and chasing group, disputing well held 3rd 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 13l behind Halfway House (9-7) at Folkestone 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Jul.
