steadied start, held up well in rear, pushed along and headway from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on, never dangerous
keen, close up, effort entering final 2f on inside, weakened final furlong
pulled hard in rear, headway from 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, ran on
held up, ridden 2f out, headway approaching 1f out, ran on towards finish, not reach leaders
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not paced to challenge
set steady pace, tried to quicken over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
keen, held up, never a factor
tracked leaders, ridden every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace
keen, raced wide in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
slowly into stride, raced keenly in rear
INQUISITRESS is taken to resume winning ways back over an ideal trip here with Confide In Me and Fine Ruler heading the list of likely dangers. The selection is at home on artificial surfaces having gained all six of her wins on them she looks reasonably handicapped here, just 4lb higher than when readily scoring when last running over course and distance. That victory under today's pilot Marc Halford suggested a small rise in the weights might not prevent more success and whilst the horse has been held since those efforts have been in slightly more competitive affairs and, as a winner off 2lbs higher here last summer there may just be room for manoeuvre off 52. Gerard Butler's Confide In Me rates a danger having won recently off just 2lbs lower. That effort was at Wolverhampton over slightly further and today's drop in distance is definitely a negative but the expected strong pace should see this ones stamina brought into play late on and a high ranking beckons for this relatively lightly-raced five-year-old. Fine Ruler is another horse whose best efforts have come on the all-weather and the gelding should have a chance here racing off a mark of 58, having won off 56 when last seen over course and distance. Not beaten far off 59 last time the handicapper has perhaps been kind in dropping the horse a pound. Of the others Kaballero is interesting as a well-handicapped horse who likes it here but Steve Gollings' inmate has an absence of over a year to overcome, Efficiency is feasibly treated but has been running poorly of late and Hereford Boy looks better over shorter and so for the winner we return to Inquisitress.
Hereford Boy 9-2fav (9-0) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 11l behind Kuanyao (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Straight And Level (CAN) 14-1 (8-11) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 9, 4l behind Spiritual Art (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Strategic Mover (USA) 40-1 (10-11) In touch, lost place over 4f out, 12th of 13, 27l behind Moonshine Creek (10-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f Amateur Handicap (0-70) (3yo+) (5) pol.
Efficiency 25-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 11l behind King's Song (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Purus (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 12, 5l behind Tudor Prince (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
Royal Manor 12-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind La Gifted (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-62 (6) pol.
Fine Ruler (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Close up, ridden over 2f out, led briefly over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Just Jimmy (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol.
Confide In Me 7-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out but no impression on leaders, 4th of 12, 7l behind Thunderstruck (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Playful Asset (IRE) 9-2fav (8-9) In touch, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 6l behind Ghufa (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f sell stks (6) pol in Sep.
Rock Art (IRE) 9-2 (8-9) Prominent, wandered under pressure 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 17l behind Blue Noodles (8-12) at Chepstow 7f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gs in Sep.
Inquisitress 33-1 (8-5) Held up towards rear, headway on outer over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 8l behind Crazy Chris (9-8) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Stark Contrast (USA) 14-1 (7-13) Prominent early, steadied and towards rear after one furlong, switched right over 2f out, effort on outside well over 1f out, not pace to troubled leaders, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 7l behind April Fool (9-0) at Bath 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fm in Jun.
Grey Gurkha 14-1 (8-11) Always behind, 9th of 12, 25l behind Pacific Bay (8-5) at Beverley 1m app stks (6) gf in Sep.
Kaballero (GER) 11-4fav (9-8) Mid-division when stumbled and fell 4f out, in a race won by Inquisitress (8-5) at Kempton 1m app hcp (5) pol in Jul '08, 12 ran.
