in touch, ridden and switched right 3f out, led 2f out, hung left 1f out, driven clear inside final furlong
behind, under pressure over 3f out, kept on final 2f, never troubled leaders
led until headed halfway, gradually weakened, eased over 2f out, tailed off
slowly into stride, always towards rear, plugged on final 2f, never dangerous
held up in mid-division, headway to lead over 3f out, headed 2f out, kept on until lost 2nd in final furlong
prominent, effort 2f out, not quicken and weakened quickly over 1f out
in rear, good headway 4f out, chased leaders 3f out, soon ridden and weakened 2f out
tracked leader, slightly short of room well over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to take 2nd in final furlong, not trouble winner
tracked leaders, led narrowly 4f out, headed over 3f out, weakened inside final 2f
mid-division, headway on outer to lead halfway, headed 4f out, weakened 3f out
always behind, ridden 4f out, no headway
Chocolate Caramel, Moonshine Beach and Colloquial are the three to study here, and Amanda Perrett¿s consistent Chocolate Caramel can lead them home. Moonshine beach has been given a five week break since running at Warwick where he faded in the closing stages. He had earlier run a good second over that track and his previous success came in similar ground conditions to today. He will be thereabouts. Henry Candy¿s runners always seem to prefer some give in the ground but that doesn¿t seem to be the case with Colloquial. He ran disappointingly on easier ground but bolted up at Salisbury last time when the ground was fast. With doubt about his ability to act on the surface he is passed over. One runner who will like the ground however is Chocolate caramel. Amanda Perrett¿s runner won well at Leicester in May in similar ground and has run well on both occasions since when encountering easy ground, including a staying on second over a mile and three quarters at Headquarters last time. He looks set to appreciate the step up in trip-he was staying on well at the finish last time, and Chocolate Caramel can prove a tasty selection.
Colloquial 8-1 (9-11) Mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, led 1f out, stayed on well, won at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sept beating Master Cobbler (9-3) by 5l, 13 ran.
Mith Hill 20-1 (9-6) Held up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on but not trouble leaders, 6th of 9, 2l behind Double Deputy (9-8) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (3) gd in Sept.
Moonshine Beach 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 7th of 16, 11l behind Mikao (9-7) at Warwick 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sept.
Hills Spitfire (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, kept on again well inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Gambling Spirit (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 5f mdn stk (5) pol in Sept.
Skye's Folly (USA) 12-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, headway on inside over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) gd beating Tarabut (9-8) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Chocolate Caramel (USA) 11-2co-fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 17, 1l behind Diamond Circle (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 6f 3yo hcp (4) sft.
Sphinx (FR) 3-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 5, 18l behind Kaluana Court (8-5) at Newmarket 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (D) gd in Jul '03.
Historic Place (USA) 8-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 6f out, ridden and weakened 3f out, 12th of 16, 19l behind Mikao (9-7) at Warwick 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sept.
Alpine Gold (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Towards rear, ridden on wide outside over 2f out, some late headway, 6th of 16, 9l behind Mikao (9-7) at Warwick 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sept.
Maystock 11-2 (9-5) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Colloquial (9-11) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sept.
Mostarsil (USA) 20-1 (9-0) In touch until weakened over 2f out, 7th of 10, 11l behind Casual Glance (8-2) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
Eastborough (IRE) 16-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, never a factor, 12th of 19, 11l behind Idealistic (10-1) at Bath 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (3) frm in Aug.
Tuning Fork 20-1 (9-0) Led for 2f, pressed winner, raced centre, shaken up 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 10, 16l behind Steel Blue (9-0) at Epsom 7f stk 0-80 (4) gs.
