behind, effort and headway over 2f out, no impression
in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, effort and every chance over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
behind, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, effort and not much room over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, soon beaten
with leader far side, ridden 3f out, soon beaten
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
behind, good headway 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, one pace
chased leaders, led approaching 2f out, soon ridden, headed well over 1f out, one pace
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
with leader far side, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
chased leaders, weakened well over 1f out
chased leaders, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, led well over 1f out, hung left and headed well inside final furlong, no extra
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon headway, kept on inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
in touch, weakened over 2f out
In a competitive opener, Imperial Echo is selected ahead of Geojimali, Inaminute and Yorkshire Blue. Bahiano's second to Purus at Newmarket last time sees him come here in good form. Up in trip, the lightly-raced Makshoof could be interesting. Starlight Gazer might prefer some juice in the going. Macedon comes here as open to improvement and can be competitive from his current rating, we feel. Curzon Prince came back to form over course and distance last time and, if in the same type of mood, would have to be respected. Imperial Echo is weighted to win again and didn't get the run of things at Catterick last time so has to be given some serious thought. Geojimali is three-pounds below a winning five furlong mark from April and could be interesting as he is unexposed at today's trip, while Bonny Prince Blue holds claims based on his best 2006 Turf form but is generally better on the all-weather. Jacaranda Ridge is lightly raced and seemed to show improvement last time, although that came on soft going, and Inaminute is racing from a winning mark and he looked a little unlucky in running last time. Yerevan is also back to a winning mark, but that came on soft going. Finally, Yorkshire Blue is one that could go well at a price and Medici Pearl is capable of running well from her curent mark but, for the selection, we return to Imperial Echo.
Bailieborough (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Always behind, 11th of 12, 33l behind Flying Clarets (9-2) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Oct.
Bahiano (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Purus (9-4) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Katie Boo (IRE) 66-1 (8-13) Prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 17, 11l behind Lady Grace (8-12) at Newmarket 6f lst fll stk (1) sft in Oct.
Makshoof (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) Chased leaders far side group, weakened final furlong, 19th of 26, 13l behind Utmost Respect (9-6) at Ayr 6f hcap (2) sft in Sept.
Starlight Gazer 33-1 (8-6) In touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 6th of 26, 3l behind Damika (9-0) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Oct.
Macedon 10-1 (8-11) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace, 6th of 19, 3l behind Webbow (8-13) at Doncaster 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Aug.
Curzon Prince (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Raced centre, held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 13, nk behind Giant Slalom (8-13) at Doncaster 7f 3yo app hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Balakiref 28-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, always behind, 13th of 14, 16l behind Bel Cantor (8-11) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Imperial Echo (USA) 9-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Bel Cantor (8-11) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Geojimali 11-2fav (9-1) Held up, ridden over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Gunfighter (8-6) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Gunfighter (IRE) 7-1 (8-6) Held up, ridden over 2f out, strong run on outer from over 1f out, led towards finish, won at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct beating Red Romeo (8-11) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Bonnie Prince Blue 8-1 (9-1) Held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Manaal (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Jacaranda Ridge 14-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Steam Cuisine (9-5) at Newbury 7f fll hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Bid For Gold 16-1 (9-3) Always in rear, last of 14, 17l behind Russki (8-11) at Warwick 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct.
Inaminute (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Held up, headway over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 14, 3l behind Bel Cantor (8-11) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Yerevan 33-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, weakened halfway, last of 12, 23l behind Carcinetto (9-0) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Rydal Mount (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Keen, chased leaders, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, won at Leicester 7f app hcp (5) sft in Oct beating Crow's Nest Lad (8-9) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Grimes Faith 16-1 (8-6) Held up, keen, effort on outer over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 12, 3l behind Gunfighter (8-6) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Yorkshire Blue 12-1 (8-13) Outpaced, behind, stayed on final 2f, 5th of 16, 6l behind Paris Bell (8-12) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-80 (4) hvy.
Barkass (UAE) 5-1 (8-10) Raced centre, in touch, driven halfway, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 11l behind Giant Slalom (8-13) at Doncaster 7f 3yo app hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Medici Pearl 40-1 (8-7) Always rear division, 10th of 13, 9l behind Milne Graden (8-11) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Kompete 14-1 (9-4) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, gradually weakened, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Cha Cha Cha (8-12) at Musselburgh 7f 3yo hcp (4) gd.
