prominent, chased leader 4f out, ridden and effort 2f out, weakened final furlong
pulled hard, soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
fly jump start, mid-division, ridden 3f out, no headway, never troubled leaders
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, no impression final 2f
prominent, effort to press winner approaching final furlong, every chance, not pace of winner inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up behind, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway 2f out, led just over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong
in rear, headway over 2f out, slightly short of room, ran on strongly final furlong, nearest finish
held up, ridden and lost touch from 3f out, soon beaten
behind, never on terms
mid-division, never better than mid-division
close up, ridden 3f out, no headway and weakened over 1f
in rear, ridden over 4f out, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened from 3f out
This could concern recent winners By Storm and Silver Mont, with the last named just getting the verdict, Revolve may do best of the rest. The selection displayed improved form when dropped to a mile at Southwell last time, smoothly beating a similar field to today's. He was always comfortably holding the runner up and with the extra distance not a problem he should make it back to back victories. By Storm landed a Nottingham seller on softish ground last time, relishing the step up to this trip. She hasn't really proven herself on the all-weather but does appear to have improved and should be involved in the finish. Revolve landed a couple of weak contests earlier in the year and hasn't done too badly since. This one should be capable of fighting for some place money. Justcallmehandsome always warrants respect at this level, but Silver Mont does look to be progressing and he gets our vote.
Justcallmehandsome 13-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, edged right 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, soon hung left and no impression, 2nd of 14, 7l behind Kirkhammerton (8-12) at Southwell 1m 3f banded stk (7) fbs.
Revolve 8-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, one pace, 4th of 12, 4l behind Glendale (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jul.
Ballare (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, held up mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 14, 20l behind At The Helm (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f sll (6) pol in Sept.
Kinsman (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Raced wide, held up behind, stayed on under pressure final 2f, not trouble leaders, 6th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Wanna Shout (9-1) at Kempton 1m banded stk (7) pol in May.
Milk And Sultana 13-2 (8-10) Behind, until moderate effort on far rail over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 7l behind Makai (8-8) at Brighton 1m 2f sll hcp (6) gs.
Wood Fern (UAE) 22-1 (8-4) Mid-division, headway 3f out, led 1f out, headed close home, 3rd of 14, nk behind Good Article (9-9) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) frm in Sept.
Catherines Cafe (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Raced centre, chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 16, 6l behind Bodden Bay (8-10) at Leicester 7f sll hcp (6) gs.
Silver Mont (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Held up, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out, won at Southwell 1m banded stk (7) fbs beating Machhapuchhare (8-11) by 1l, 14 ran.
