steadied start, held up towards rear, headway 2f out, not trouble leaders, one pace from over 1f out
tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out and lost position, stayed on well final furlong, not reached leaders
tracked leader, led over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, held on well under pressure, all out
prominent, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, lost place, stayed on well final furlong, not reached leaders
took keen hold, behind, headway to track leaders after 1f, chased leader over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly over 1f out
towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out to chase leaders, weakening when hampered and checked on rail over 1f out, not recover
held up in rear, headway and edged right over 1f out, pressed first two inside final furlong, no extra near finish
An open ending to proceedings with narrow preference for one of the recent winners; the ¿2000 total prize money question is which, and tentatively we will side with Tabulate. The selection drops in trip this afternoon to the bare mile and from a fair enough draw he should be able to hold a prominent position and land these moderate spoils. His main rival is likely to be Busy Man who finally got off the mark last time out over the course and distance, That may have given him a confidence boost and it is not unreasonable to assume that he could run well here. Big Ralph is yet to win in 13 starts but ran well enough last time to suggest that his turn might not be a million miles away, whilst Wizby has at least won a race over the trip. Mtoto Girl could go well at a price as her last run can be ignored due to the saddle slipping, however in a weak race it is Tabulate who is taken to oblige.
Tabulate 7-2fav (8-13) In touch, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out, won at Kempton 1m 2f Stks (41-45) (7) pol beating My Mirasol (9-3) by 1l, 13 ran.
Busy Man (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Started slowly, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Kempton 1m Stks (41-45) (7) pol beating Charlie Bear (9-0) by a nk, 14 ran.
Big Ralph 5-1 (8-9) In touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1/2l behind Busy Man (9-0) at Kempton 1m Stks (41-45) (7) pol.
Hornpipe 16-1 (8-7) Led, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 11, 7l behind Sir Bond (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Marmooq 5-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on steadily from over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Busy Man (9-0) at Kempton 1m Stks (41-45) (7) pol.
Pajada 40-1 (8-4) Always behind, 10th of 11, 13l behind Mutamaasek (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Salvestro 8-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, 11th of 13, 7l behind Tabulate (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f Stks (41-45) (7) pol.
Wizby 10-1 (8-13) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Tabulate (8-13) at Kempton 1m 2f Stks (41-45) (7) pol.
