chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon one pace
slowly into stride, headway on inside when switched right over 1f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened and hung left over 1f out
raced wide, close up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong
held up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on final furlong
held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
led, ridden 2f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong
held up, ridden 2f out, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, behind
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on
close up, ridden halfway, soon weakened
held up, ridden halfway, not troubled leaders, finished lame
Little to choose between the likes of Matsunosuke, Tabaret and Misaro here, while Bond City is another with ability, but it is TABARET who gets the nod. Richard Whitaker's gelding has won off higher marks than this in the past and rarely runs a bad race. The yard is in good enough form, he has a plumb draw, and is taken to come out on top here. Neither Matsunosuke nor Misaro are likely to be far away,as was the case when the pair ran behind Hoh Hoh Hoh last time. Both race over their optimum trip and handle the polytrack, so they are likely to be bang there again, although neither are quite so well drawn as the selection. Bond City has 5f polytrack wins to his name at both Wolverhampton and Lingfield and off higher marks than today's, while Obstructive is an interesting contender who goes well enough when fresh and he races here after a 12 month rest. Tricky to call the winner but we will side with Tabaret.
Judd Street 66-1 (9-4) Disputed lead until over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 13th of 17, 7l behind Edge Closer (9-4) at Newmarket 6f lst stk (1) gf in Aug.
Matsunosuke 16-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra near finish, 4th of 17, 3/4l behind Hoh Hoh Hoh (9-11) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
Tabaret 12-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway and ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong, 13th of 17, 3 1/2l behind Hoh Hoh Hoh (9-11) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
Misaro (GER) 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, no impression final furlong, 12th of 17, 3 1/2l behind Hoh Hoh Hoh (9-11) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
Little Edward 33-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 17, 1 1/2l behind Hoh Hoh Hoh (9-11) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
Obstructive 12-1 (8-13) Hampered at start and always behind, last of 12, 26l behind Oldjoesaid (8-13) at Haydock 5f hcp 0-100 (2) sft.
Secret Asset (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden halfway, weakened and hung right final furlong, 5th of 9, 6l behind Befortyfour (9-7) at Leicester 5f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Bond City (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Chased leaders stand side, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 16, 9l behind Bel Cantor (8-0) at Ripon 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
Lady Avenger (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out, last of 9, 13l behind Befortyfour (9-7) at Leicester 5f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Bazroy (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) In rear, ridden halfway, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 4l behind Benllech (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Efistorm 8-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 11, 6l behind Mullein (8-6) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Aug.
Elhamri 12-1 (8-12) Behind, never troubled leaders, last of 17, 7l behind Hoh Hoh Hoh (9-11) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Aug.
Merlin's Dancer 14-1 (9-0) Chased leader to well over 1f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 10l behind Osiris Way (9-4) at Goodwood 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Aug.
Tia Mia 12-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Cheveton (9-6) at Great Leighs 5f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Aug.
