chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, held on gamely
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, soon keen in mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon beaten
prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on, always being held final furlong
mid-division until weakened 2f out, eased when beaten
held up, headway and not clear run over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on
slowly into stride, soon switched right, towards rear, headway on inner 3f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
held up, good headway 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, kept on, always being held
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, stayed on final 2f, never troubled leaders
mainly towards rear
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
OTARED is the selection in this handicap with Hinton Admiral and Il Grande Maurizio also making some measure of appeal. The Michael Jarvis team have had a good Autumn and having exhibited a fair degree of promise in decent maidens, Otared ran away with a recent event at Nottingham. The question now is as to whether the handicapper has done his sums correctly. Hinton Admiral had been off the radar for some time but he motored home at Chester on his latest start and has an obvious chance of reversing form with Kay Gee Be. Il Grande Maurizio is here off the back of two victories in his native Italy. With the racing industy in turmoil in that part of the world, connections are forced to come here for a run. Baby Houseman caught the eye in a Newmarket fillies maiden when finishing second. Unfortunately that race hasn't worked out as well as one might have imagined. Royal Intruder has only had one run on an artifical surface and in fairness, it wasn't a hopeless one. Barney McGrew is stepped up in trip having had no joy over shorter this season. Lindoro ran much better than the market anticipated a fortnight ago and is one to note in the event of any confidence this evening. Bazroy invariably is found out when taking on more skilful opposition. Salient travels well before invariably finding nil. Markab might just need some help from the handicapper before he can regain the winning thread. Otared is our idea of the most likely winner.
Il Grande Maurizio (IRE) (9-0) won at Capannelle 1m stk std in Sept beating Polydors (9-2) by 1l, 6 ran.
Royal Intruder 10-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, eased when beaten final furlong, last of 10, 23l behind Phantom Whisper (9-2) at Goodwood 6f hcp (3) gs.
Barney McGrew (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Towards rear far side, soon chased along, headway over 1f, stayed towards finish, 2nd of 14, 4 1/2l behind Chief Editor (9-3) at Haydock 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Sept.
Markab 25-1 (9-1) Led stand side group until headed over 1f out, weakened, 17th of 29, 8l behind Furnace (8-11) at Ascot 7f hcap (2) gd in Sept.
Otaared 11-8fav (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well, won at Nottingham 1m mdn stk (5) gs beating Cara's Request (8-5) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Baby Houseman 3-1 (8-12) Held up in touch, effort to have every chance over 1f out, not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Maghya (8-7) at Newmarket 1m fll hcp (3) frm in Jun.
Lindoro 16-1 (8-13) Steady start, held up behind mid division, ridden 2f out, not impression over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to snatch 3rd post, 3rd of 13, 3 1/2l behind Russki (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Hinton Admiral 16-1 (8-13) Mid-division, lost place 5f out, switched left and headway entering final furlong, ran on, 7th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Guilded Warrior (8-7) at Chester 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sept.
Bazroy (IRE) 6-1fav (9-0) Prominent, ridden and challenged over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 15, 7l behind Kelamon (8-8) at Salisbury 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Salient 16-1 (9-0) Led to over 3f out, chased leader to over 2f out, soon beaten, 9th of 11, 10l behind The Which Doctor (8-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Jeninsky (USA) 7-2fav (8-13) Raced keenly, mid-division, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, no impression after, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Mullein (9-5) at Warwick 6f hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Kirk Michael 4-6fav (9-3) Made all, clear well over 1f out, eased towards finish, won at W'hampton 7f mdn stk (5) pol in Dec beating Dancing Wizard (9-3) by 12l, 9 ran.
Transfer 4-1fav (9-2) Mid-division on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 18l behind Horatio Carter (8-9) at Carlisle 7f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Kay Gee Be (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Mid-division, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 13l behind Kal Barg (9-2) at Haydock 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sept.
