held up in touch, driven along over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway 2f out, not clear run and checked over 1f out, carried head awkwardly after, kept on inside 2nd inside final furlong and ran on
chased leaders, led over 3f out, ridden, hung left and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, steady headway on outside to track leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on well final furlong
chased leaders, hung right over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up, headway from 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong to take 3rd near finish
chased leaders until over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened
raced off the inside rail, soon led, headed over 3f out, wide and struggling into straight
RED SUEDE SHOES can step on the mark tonight though Bennelong and Seek The Fair Land are worthy of note. The Rod Millman stable have their flock in fine form and this gelding has ran consistently throughout the purple patch. The handicapper has been a little harsh is putting him up to a revised rating of 73 though he could have been burdened with more. Bennelong scored well under Frankie Dettori at Southwell. He did not show a lot on his previous visit to this course but Ryan Moore's presence is a positive. Seek The Fair Land took part in a decent contest by the track's standards last month and in a lot of ways, this assignment looks to be against weaker opposition. El Libertador has gone close in a couple of handicaps and having performed adequately at Kempton in the past, he has obvious claims. Banda Sea is tried in blinkers after a first foray in cheek pieces proved unsuccessful. Moojeh obliged in a maiden at the course so could conceivably leave behind a poor run at Wolverhampton. Red Suede Shoes is the call in a race where it is difficult to rule many out with conviction.
Moojeh (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, switched right over 2f out, some headway final furlong, 8th of 12, 5l behind Beautiful Filly (7-13) at Wolverhampton 7f fll hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Bennelong 13-8fav (9-3) Tracked leaders and keen, led over 2f out, stayed on well, eased towards finish, won at Southwell 1m mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Oct beating Tobrata (9-0) by 2l, 8 ran.
Seek The Fair Land 11-1 (8-7) Held up in touch, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 12, 1l behind The Kyllachy Kid (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Red Suede Shoes 2-1fav (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, not clearest of runs and squeezed through over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reached winner, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Alqaahir (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
El Libertador (USA) 6-1 (8-11) Raced wide, in touch, effort and every chance 1f out, stayed on same pace towards finish, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Hurakan (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Yellow Printer 7-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 12, 13l behind Ugenius (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Banda Sea (IRE) 2-1 (9-3) Led, driven and headed over 1f out, soon one pace, lost 3rd well inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 5l behind Dark Camellia (9-0) at Kempton 1m mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Sapphire Prince (USA) 12-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 10l behind Mannlichen (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
The Mumbo 25-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 5l behind Ensnare (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
