held up in rear, switched right 2f out, headway and wide over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
slowly into stride, always in rear
dwelt, held up in rear, not clear run from 2f oput, ran on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out,
went left start, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
pulled hard, held up, not clear run 2f out, switched right 1f out, stayed on
raced wide, held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace
keen, tracked leaders not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, led briefly well inside final furlong, headed post
with leader ridden and led 2f out, headed 1f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden over 2f out, headway and wide over 1f out, ran on to lead post
Le Chiffre gets the confident vote to win this claimer with Samson Quest and Tequila Sheila rating the main dangers. The selection is well clear on official BHB figures and won well last time out when beating Harvest Warrior. He remains on a fair mark and under conditions that suit he is hard to oppose. Samson Quest rates the main danger as he won a seller last time out when beating Zarfarshah but this looks more competitive and he will need to improve again to score. Tequila Sheila was a fair third behind Mystic Man last time out. That form has since been franked and he is another with definite place claims. Of the remainder, Camberwell is dropping in grade and is from a shrewd yard so should be noted in the market but for the winner we return to Le Chiffre who has plenty of scope for improvement.
Le Chiffre (IRE) 9-1 (8-7) Held up behind leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on gamely final furlong, won at Pontefract 1m 3yo clm (5) gd beating Harvest Warrior (9-0) by a hd, 19 ran.
Louphole 33-1 (8-10) In rear, headway from over 1f out, ran on well inside furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Top Mark (8-6) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Sept.
Ever Cheerful 20-1 (9-1) Always prominent, ridden and every chance from over 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 12, nk behind Balerno (9-1) at W'hampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Sept.
Camberwell 20-1 (9-2) Held up, never troubled leaders, 14th of 17, 21l behind Conjuror (9-1) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) gd in Sept.
Bodden Bay 50-1 (8-10) Raced stands side, always towards rear, 19th of 20, 30l behind Canadian Danehill (8-12) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf in May.
Tequila Sheila (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden and headway well over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Mystic Man (9-6) at W'hampton 7f clm (5) pol.
Samson Quest 14-1 (8-10) Always prominent, edged left and led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol in Sept beating Zafarshah (9-2) by 2l, 11 ran.
Sweet Pickle 11-4fav (9-4) Held up, headway over 2f out, not clear run well over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 7th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Balerno (9-1) at W'hampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Sept.
