held up in rear, some late progress from over 1f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leaders, ridden and effort approaching 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace
raced keenly, prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place and weakened quickly 2f out
mid-division, good headway on inside to chase leader 2f out, every chance and pressed winner from over 1f out, always just held final furlong
behind, headway inisde final 2f, took 3rd inisde final furlong, no chance with leading pair
mid-division, headway and quickened well to lead inside final 2 furlongs, pressed from over 1f out, ridden and held on well inside final furlong
steadied start, settled towards rear, some headway over 1f out, never near leaders
led 2f, tracked leader afterwards, led over 2f out to inside final 2f, no etxra and weakened over 1f out
led 10f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on until weakened quickly over 1f out
Nonrunner
PRINCE CHARLEMAGNE can strike again while running well and just gets the selection ahead of Shenandoah Girl and Amwell Brave. The selection won with a bit to spare over distance at Lingfield last time and it was done in a manner to suggest the subsequent four pound rise in his mark won't stop him. The form is yet to play out form that but this is definitely a winnable assignment. Shenandoah Girl took a similar race to this at Lingfield before pulling up in a novice hurdle last time. Her mark is still more than competitive, having won off a rating slightly higher, but her form is too inconsistent to really trust fully. Amwell Brave seems to always run his race and another with a more than fair looking rating. Usually in the mix in this sort of standard he needs to be considered again. Carlton Scroop is running well and has a decent record at this track winning two from four starts. On current form you can add him to calculations along with Itsawindup who was a winner last time but has a six pound penalty to carry which might just be too much. So in a tricky race to call we go with Prince Charlemagne.
Cape of Luck (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, never on terms, 10th of 12, 10l behind Can Can Star (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Al Azy (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Behind, not clear run over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 13th of 17, 14l behind Buddy Holly (9-8) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Japura (USA) 11-1 (9-6) Chased leader 3f, prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 11l behind Monaadi (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Carlton Scroop (FR) 8-1 (9-6) Keen, close up, ridden over 2f out, driven and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Sir Liam (9-5) at Lingfield 2m sll hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Winning Show 14-1 (10-13) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, 24l behind Opera Writer (11-1) at Warwick 1m 3f amt hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Prince Charlemagne (IRE) 5-2 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (6) pol beating Prince of Medina (8-8) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Amwell Brave 9-1 (8-13) Steadied start, took keen hold, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, not clear run briefly 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Monaadi (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Itsawindup 3-1fav (8-10) In touch, ridden to join leader over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, all out to hold on, won at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-50 (6) pol beating Hatch A Plan (8-11) by a hd, 14 ran.
Ashmolian (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Keen, in touch, outpaced 4f out, ridden and headway on rail 2f out, kept on to go 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind World of Choice (11-4) at Southwell 1m 3f amt hcp (6) fbs.
Shenandoah Girl 14-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, in rear, good headway on inside from over 1f out, soon ridden, edged right and led towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (6) pol beating Fantasy Ride (8-12) by a hd, 12 ran.
