prominent, raced keenly, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
prominent, pulled hard, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
prominent, led over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders 3f
in rear, ridden over 3f out, hung right over 1f out, never dangerous
mid-division, pushed along halfway, effort over 1f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, always in rear
steadied start, behind, headway over 1f out, no impression
chased leaders early, in rear final 4f
mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always in rear
mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, edged right, stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong
raced keenly, led over 1f, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, raced keenly, behind, headway over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
in rear, ridden 3f out, no real progress
Outsiders have done well in this race in the past so whilst it would be folly to rule out any of the runners, it looks to be between Veronicas Way, Priceless Speedfit and Valentino Sky with the vote going to the last-named. In truth, this is a very weak-looking nursery but Nick Littmoden's charge should be competitive. He ran better than the bare result last time out at Kempton and the winner has gone in again since. He was hampered in the early stages on that occasion and with the blinkers appearing to have had some effect (have worked on some of his relatives in the past), he should run well. There are doubts about the ground for several of his rivals, not least George Margarson's Priceless Speedfit. She has shaped with plenty of promise but those runs have been on quicker ground and whilst the drop in trip will suit today, it is unlikely that the ground will. Veronicas Way was a good winner on his penultimate start. Again his best runs have come on quicker ground but if he handles this first outing on soft ground then he should go well. Wiseman's Diamond warrants respect on this, his handicap debut, whilst Berrymead is one to watch for market support now stepped up in trip. At a price Coral Shores could run well however he needs to improve and so it is Valentino Sky who gets the vote.
Peer Pressure 18-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, headway from over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4l behind Moral Duty (9-3) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (5) sft.
Valentino Sky (USA) 14-1 (9-7) Hampered start, behind, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 5l behind High Standing (9-2) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp (6) pol.
Chrystal Venture (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, last of 12, 10l behind Dancing Marabout (9-3) at W'hampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sept.
Veronicas Way 15-2 (7-12) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 11l behind Geordie Girl (7-11) at Catterick 7f 2yo fll hcp (4) gd.
Berrymead 20-1 (7-13) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 7l behind Gin Genereux (8-5) at W'hampton 6f 2yo hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Potemkin (USA) 12-1 (9-3) Towards rear and pushed along, headway over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 11, 7l behind Maryqueenofscots (8-12) at Haydock 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) gf in Sept.
One Called Alice 15-2 (9-3) Tracked winner, ridden 2f out, no impression final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 12, 7l behind Cross Fell (8-12) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Sharps Gold 50-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 8l behind Kylayne (8-13) at Lingfield 6f 2yo stk (4) pol.
The Hoofer (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Dwelt, always in rear, last of 7, 12l behind Rich Kid (8-9) at Leicester 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sept.
Priceless Speedfit 28-1 (8-7) Raced centre, tracked leaders over 6f, 11th of 15, 8l behind Zaskar (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Coral Shores 20-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon no impression, 6th of 13, 8l behind Bushy Dell (8-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol.
Lord of Esteem 66-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, kept on, never nearer, 11th of 17, 15l behind Tomintoul Flyer (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn auc (4) gf in Sept.
Silca Destination 16-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 8l behind High Standing (9-8) at W'hampton 6f 2yo hcp (6) pol.
Wiseman's Diamond (USA) 9-2 (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed close home, 2nd of 12, nk behind Ambrose Princess (8-12) at W'hampton 7f 2yo sll (6) pol.
Galley Slave (IRE) 28-1 (8-7) Held up and always towards rear, 11th of 12, 11l behind Andrasta (9-4) at Catterick 6f 2yo hcp (6) gd.
Tapas Lad (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on one pace, 6th of 14, 10l behind Blandys Wood (8-0) at Windsor 1m 2yo sll (5) gs.
Night Robe 33-1 (8-4) Towards rear, some late progress, 5th of 10, 7l behind Elijah Pepper (8-12) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol.
Sabre Light 33-1 (8-11) Always behind, ridden over 3f out, never a factor, last of 15, 14l behind Relinquished (9-1) at Brighton 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
