in touch, chased leaders 2f out, effort and pressed winner inside final furlong, no extra, lost 2nd final strides
always towards rear, never nearer
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 2f out, ran on inside final furlong to take 2nd final strides, not reached winner
steadied start, held up in rear, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened well over 1f out
in touch, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, not reached leaders
always behind and struggling over 2f out
held up, good headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well
in touch on outer, ridden and lost place over 2f out, soon in rear
tracked leader, effort over 1f out, not quicken, one pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no headway, soon weakened
Richard Fahey has his string in good order at present and Philharmonic can provide him with another winnner; the main dangers look to be One More Round and Harry Up. The selection looks the class horse in the race and the at claiming level he should quite simply be too good for these. He ran a fair race when last seen out and he is a confident choice. One More Round is a force at this level and he was only narrowly beaten over 7f here last time by Onenightinlisbon. He should be the one to profit if the selection fails to fire. Harry Up ran well in a handicap at Wolverhampton last time when a close second behind First Order. However, his best form is over the minimum trip and for that reason we will oppose him today. Philharmonic looks the one to be with here and it will be a surprise if he is not good enough to get his head in front.
Philharmonic 33-1 (9-3) Held up, short of room over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression over 1f out, 8th of 14, 5l behind Capricorn Run (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Nov.
Harry Up 5-2fav (9-6) Led after 1f, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 8, 2l behind First Order (9-2) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Fromsong (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Took keen hold in mid-division, kept on from over 1f out but not reach leaders, 6th of 10, 3l behind New York Oscar (8-12) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-60 (4) pol in Oct.
One More Round (USA) 13-8fav (9-6) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 9, nk behind Onenightinlisbon (8-8) at Lingfield 7f clm (6) pol in Nov.
Count Ceprano (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 13, 7l behind Edge Closer (9-6) at Ascot 6f 3yo hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Miss Brush 7-1 (9-1) In touch on outer, ridden and effort 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Musical Romance (9-1) at Goodwood 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun '06.
Goodbye Cash (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Pushed along to chase leaders, weakened entering final furlong, 8th of 16, 9l behind Paris Bell (8-12) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-80 (4) hvy in Nov.
Stargazy 25-1 (8-10) Dwelt, soon chasing leaders on inside, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 16l behind Oystermouth (8-9) at Bath 6f mdn stk (5) frm in Sept.
Benllech 10-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Dickie Le Davoir (9-1) at W'hampton 7f clm (6) pol.
Kazakstan 25-1 (8-9) Always towards rear, 10th of 14, 8l behind Eskadron (9-3) at Dundalk 1m 3yo clm std in Oct.
Ashes (IRE) 18-1 (8-8) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 12th of 13, 11l behind By The Edge (8-7) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Charlotte Grey 7-1 (9-0) In touch, chased along halfway, driven and one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Monashee Brave (9-5) at Southwell 6f sll (6) fbs.
