chased leader, ridden 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, soon tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, held on well
in touch, ridden over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, kept on, one pace
led, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon switched left, squeezaed throught to chase winner well inside final furlong, kept on
with leaders, ridden 1f out, soon edged right, kept on inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
in rear, ridden and headway on outer over 1f out, one pace
It's dangerous to rule anything out in a race of this nature and EXCELLENT SHOW is probably a little higher in the weights than ideal but her consistency earns her the verdict. She has run twice over course and distance and has a win and a second to her name; she has only finished out of the frame once since winning here and has to race from a 2lb higher mark. Love You Louis is a dual course and distance winner and one of those wins came from a similar mark but Freddie's Girl and Italian Tom may need a little help from the handicapper in order to resume winning ways. Vhujon is capable but does need the cards to drop right.
Excellent Show 7-1 (8-11) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Mister Laurel (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
High Spice (USA) 16-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden over 3f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 9, 8l behind Drawnfromthepast (9-10) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Italian Tom (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Went left start, tracked leaders in 4th, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed final 100 yards, lost 2nd place towards finish, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Dingaan (9-0) at Kempton 6f clm stks (6) pol.
Freddie's Girl (USA) 9-1 (9-4) In touch on outside, effort 2f out, hard ridden entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Anne Of Kiev (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Vhujon (IRE) 3-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Dingaan (9-0) at Kempton 6f clm stks (6) pol.
Love You Louis 8-1 (8-13) Crossed over from wide draw to lead on rail, made all, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, unchallenged, won at Kempton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Fair Passion (9-6) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Angelo Poliziano 10-3 (9-4) Chased leaders on inner, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 6l behind Sir Geoffrey (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
