led after 2f, made most after, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, faded towards finish
dwelt, soon in touch, ridden, no impression over 1f out
held up in rear, ridden on outer 3f out, no impression
tracked leaders, effort and switched left to inside, hung left from over 1f out, driven, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
held up in touch, headway on outer 2f out, ran on final furlong to lead post
led for 2f, pressed leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, hanging left and pulled to outer over 1f out, stayed on strongly towards finish, going on close home
tracked leaders, effort 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, caught post
keen hold in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
in touch on outer, hard ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, always behind, never a factor
Takes Tutu will taking some beating in this weak contest and is confidently expected to get the better of Scotty's Future and Competitor. Karl Burke's seven-year-old is currently reated in the mid-eighties and took on much better opposition last time out when fifth behind Arturius over course and distance. He is dropping into a seller for the first time today and it will be a big surprise if he doesn't collect first prize. Competitor has plenty to find on official ratings but is running well at present and should be capable of reaching the frame. A bigger threat though may come from Scotty's Future, who disappointed a little last time behind Vancouver Gold, but has strong claims on previous efforts over similar trips. Tretops Hotel may prove best of the others, but Takes Tutu is the class act here and is taken to oblige.
Competitor 12-1 (8-12) Held up, headway under pressure 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 3l behind Eloquent Knight (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Milk And Sultana 10-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, soon one pace and weakened 1f out, 6th of 10, 8l behind Ten Cents (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol.
Scotty's Future (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Driven along, switched after 1f, headway over 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 10l behind Vancouver Gold (8-12) at Southwell 1m sll (6) fbs.
Takes Tutu (USA) 66-1 (8-4) Set moderate pace, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Arturius (8-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Zinging 33-1 (8-3) Held up, stayed on well final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 10, 5l behind Linning Wine (9-3) at Lingfield 1m clm (6) pol.
Ihuru 20-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, hard driven 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 10, 7l behind Jack Rolfe (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Jan.
Treetops Hotel (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Chased leaders until weakened 2f out, 6th of 11, 3l behind Bishops Finger (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm (6) pol in Jan.
Christmas Truce (IRE) 66-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, led 3f out, hard pressed final furlong, headed and no extra final strides, 2nd of 12, nk behind Samson Quest (9-1) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) std.
