chased leaders, switched left to chase winner entering final furlong, strong challenge under pressure inside final furlong, just failed
pressed leader, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
saddle slipped 6f out, led, ran wide into straight and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace
bumbed start, tracked leaders on inner, led over 1f out, hard driven final furlong, held on all out
behind, ridden along over 2f out, beaten after
Marine Parade is the pick over Cape Free, with La Marmotte and Lordswood not to be totally ruled out. This moderate claimer on the all-weather should be well within the capabilities of Marine Parade who faces nothing like the calibre of opponent that he met in a big sales race at Newmarket at the end of September. Down the field then, Richard Hannon's colt had earlier caught the eye, in particular when a close fourth at Windsor in July, and the feeling is that as he has shaped better on faster ground, this switch to the Polytrack will suit, as will the drop in grade obviously. Cape Free showed some ability on his debut over six furlongs at Southwell recently, staying on at the finish, so the step up in distance will be in his favour, while La Marmotte was last of 12 in a Wolverhampton nursery after being hampered just four days ago. She was successful in selling company at Newmarket in August, and a bit of improvement is needed for her to figure. Lordswood has shown nothing in two tries in higher grade, but this half-sister to prolific winner Palawan should be found a suitable opportunity in time. For now though, we prefer the claims of Marine Parade.
Marine Parade 50-1 (8-13) Raced stand side, always behind, 19th of 28, 15l behind Caldra (9-1) at Newmarket 6f 2yo aut (2) sft in Sept.
Cape Free 18-1 (8-3) Behind, effort 3f out, headway on outer 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 12, 8l behind Bahamian Love (8-8) at Southwell 6f 2yo mdn aut (7) fbs in Oct.
La Marmotte (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Prominent, hampered over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 12, 14l behind Lake Pontchartrain (9-2) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Lordswood (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Held up, driven over 2f out, some headway final furlong, never in contention, 11th of 16, 8l behind Thunder Storm Cat (9-3) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sept.
Vodka Luge 9-1 (9-3) Pulled half, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 13, 7l behind Group Force (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo sll hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Sept.
