held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, edged left under pressure over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead close home
led narrowly, ridden over 2f out, drifted left under pressure over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened close home
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden on outside over 2f out, no impression
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, close up over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slightly slow to stride, in rear, not much room on inside 2f out, ridden and switched right over 1f out, rapid headway between horses final furlong, ran on strongly, never nearer
pushed along to press leader, ridden 2f out, led narrowly entering final furlong, ran on but collared close home
midfield, ridden over 2f out, modest headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
ABERAMA GOLD has the best recent form of these. He won at Doncaster before posting an even better effort when second in Listed company at the same track and Keith Dalgleish’s colt looks the one to beat. Nigel Nott and Poets Dance have been thereabouts in lower grade sprints recently and the latter scored over track and trip last month while Lipsink is a winner in France debuting for new connections. Tawny Port has past form at this level but the remainder are harder to recommend in their current form.
Tawny Port 66-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, outpaced, 8th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Soldier's Minute (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Aberama Gold 20-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Dakota Gold (9-8) at Doncaster 6f lst stks (1) sft in Nov.
Lipsink (IRE) (9-2) 4th of 11, 1/2l behind Hurricane Ivor (9-2) at Chantilly 6f stks gd in Sep.
Tropics (USA) 20-1 (9-7) Held up closest to near rail, pushed along over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 5th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Saras Hope (9-1) at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Katheefa (USA) 33-1 (9-9) Dwelt always towards rear, 11th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Birkenhead (8-3) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Rathbone 28-1 (9-3) Towards rear, not clear run over 1f out, never a factor, 8th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Aberama Gold (9-3) at Doncaster 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Spirit Of May 25-1 (8-10) Chased leader, ridden and weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Desert Doctor (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
Merhoob (IRE) 125-1 (9-10) Held up, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leaders, 10th of 19, 6 1/4l behind Zip (9-1) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Nigel Nott 11-1 (9-10) Soon led, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Ejtilaab (9-12) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Poets Dance 7-1 (9-7) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, good headway chasing leaders when not clear run and switched right over 1f out, ran on well under pressure towards finish, went 2nd post, not reach winner, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Melodic Charm (9-10) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp fll (4) pol in Oct.
