raced in snatches in mid-division, driven, stayed on under pressure from over 1f out, never going pace to reach leaders
held up towards rear, good headway on wide outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led last stride
held up towards rear, not clear run briefly, weaved through between horses over 1f out, soon driven, weakened inside final furlong
squeezed out start, in rear, some moderate headway final furlong
held up in rear, ridden on outside 2f out, no impression
chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, led 2f out, ridden, headed 1f out, no extra final furlong
led to 2f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out
in touch, ridden, one pace final 2f
ridden, headway until mid-division 3f out, headway on inside over 1f out, driven to lead near finish, caught last stride
tracked leader to 3f out, weakened rapidly inside final 2f
behind, headway under pressure on outside over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
close up, went 2nd on bit 2f out, led 1f out, stopped in front, headed near finish
in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened quickly inside final 2f
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
The choice is the consistent Glendale trained by Dean Ivory at Radlett and ridden by Jimmy Quinn.After a good third beaten just 3 lengths by Lord Of Dreams at Lingfield in March,the gelding was only just pipped by Scottish River at Wolverhampton last month. Stiff competition comes in the form of Dominic Ffrench Davis' Flying Pass ridden by Frankie Dettori,He ran Port 'N' Starboard to a head here last month and then finished 7 lengths behind Dinner Date on Monday and should go well. The John Akehurst trained Competitor enters calculations,ridden by Richard Quinn,a winner at Lingfield last month and then beaten just over 3 lengths by Turner's Touch here again,this 5 year old has every chance. But preference is for Glendale to get his head in front.
Competitor 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, not pace of winner, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Turner's Touch (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Wild Pitch 16-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden, lost place 3f out, soon beaten, last of 15, 13l behind Captain Margaret (7-13) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Flying Pass 11-4fav (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 15, 7l behind Dinner Date (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Glendale 9-2fav (8-11) In touch, ridden to lead 2f out, edged right and headed final furlong, rallied and just denied, 2nd of 13, nk behind Scottish River (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Christmas Truce (IRE) 40-1 (8-4) Held up behind, ridden over 3f out, no impression on leaders, weakened quickly 2f out, last of 14, 17l behind Indian Edge (8-7) at Kempton 1m hcap (6) std in Apr.
Bullseye 10-1 (8-11) In touch, under pressure over 5f out, soon behind, 13th of 15, 21l behind Dinner Date (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Seattle Robber 12-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden 4f out, headway over 2f out, carried right final furlong and rallied close home, 3rd of 13, 1/2l behind Scottish River (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Jomus 16-1 (8-8) Mid-division, headway on outside from 2f out, led briefly entering final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Dinner Date (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
