raced wide close up, ridden 3f out, soon weakened and eased
held up, headway on outer to chase leaders over 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leader until ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway to track leaders, 4f out, ridden and weakened entering final 2f
very slowly away and lost at least 10 lengths, headway to chase leaders on outer 3f out, no impression final 2f
always in rear, weakened 3f out
keen in touch, headway over 3f out, soon chased leader, led inside final furlong, ran on
towards rear, headway on inner to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace
soon led, ridden 3f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leader until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
SPIN CAST finished a close-up fourth in one of these events before scoring at Kempton last month. He handles soft ground and gets the token vote. Whitby Jet was less than a length ahead of Sir Boss when fourth on the Polytrack last time but the latter re-opposes on better terms today while Serena Brotherton has won two of the four renewals of this race so Four Nations is worth a second look. Bold Duke ran well in a claimer on his latest start and Kings Troop has gone well for an amateur before.
Spin Cast 12-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway 7f out, outpaced 3f out, rallied over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 17, 4l behind Consider Yourself (9-3) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp (3) sft.
Whitby Jet (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, held close home, 4th of 14, 1l behind Beat Route (9-9) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Sir Boss (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway and switched right 2f out, held towards finish, 5th of 14, 1l behind Beat Route (9-9) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Four Nations (USA) 14-1 (9-1) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, weakened soon after, 9th of 10, 11l behind Huff And Puff (9-11) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Ice Nelly (IRE) 28-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, in rear, not much room 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 9th of 17, 10l behind Consider Yourself (9-3) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp (3) sft.
Benandonner (USA) 9-1 (9-7) Prominent, lost place well over 2f out, 7th of 10, 8l behind Lutine Charlie (9-0) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fm in Sep.
Kings Troop 9-1 (11-7) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced approaching final 3f, no real progress final 2f, 7th of 15, 15l behind Tartan Jura (11-9) at Goodwood 2m hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Iceman George 20-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 9l behind Porcini (9-2) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Bold Duke 66-1 (8-7) In rear, headway on outer 2f out, ridden over 1f out, effort to challenge winner inside final furlong, not quicken near finish, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Guiletta (8-11) at Leicester 1m 4f Classified Claiming Stakes (0-70) (3-5yo) (6) sft.
Beggers Belief 20-1 (8-6) Held up towards rear, kept on from over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 12, 14l behind Odin (9-7) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
