chased winner, mistake 5th, beaten after 3 out, lost moderate 2nd last
made all, came well clear from 3 out, unchallenged
pulled hard, always in rear, tailed off 3 out
chased leaders 3rd, weakening when mistake 6th
close up until lost place 4th, behind when hit 6th, disputing moderate 4th when jumped right last
in touch in chasing group, lost place 5th, 6th and staying on same pace when not clear run on run-in
held up well in rear, stayed on steadily from 6th, went moderate 3rd 2 out, went poor 2nd and hit last, never reached challenging position
behind, went moderate 4th after 5th, steadily weakened after, tailed off
held up in rear, stayed on from 3 out, went moderate 4th run-in
chased clear leading pair until behind from 5th, tailed off
OCEANA GOLD is a confident pick ahead of Wendel and Dan Tucker. Emma Lavelle's charge probably did a little too much in his Kempton race but his win at Huntingdon underlined him as being a smart recruit and we take him to bounce back to form today. Wendel won well at this track on debut. He did not appear to beat a lot on that occasion but he could not have done the job more professionally. Dan Tucker was a fair handicapper on the level. He did act with a degree of cut in the ground in that sphere. Nur Tau is watched in the market. He is far better than his latest run suggests and there was plenty of money around when he was tried at this track previously. Exclusionist was quickly disposed from the Jeremy Noseda stable after showing little on the flat. Glenda Hoddle was well beaten on her most recent outing at Exeter whilst the well bred Henchman makes a return to the course after a sizeable absence. Oceana Gold sets a stiff standard and can confirm earlier promise here.
Oceana Gold 10-3 (11-6) Chased leader, led 3rd, hit next, mistake and headed 3 out, regained lead soon after, headed approaching 2 out, weakened between last 2, 4th of 6, 10l behind Woolcombe Folly (11-8) at Kempton 2m lst nov hdl (1) gd in Oct.
Wendel (GER) 10-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3rd, ridden to lead approaching last, ran on, won at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (4) gs beating Crystal Prince (11-0) by 5l, 12 ran.
Captain Sirus (FR) 33-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, 11th of 14, well behind Sky Hall (11-12) at Cork 2m hdl gd in Apr.
Dan Tucker 5-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f, 4th of 12, 4l behind Bluebell Ridge (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct (Flat).
Exclusionist 33-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out, 12th of 15, well behind Tchico Polos (10-12) at Chepstow 2m nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Henchman 14-1 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, hit 3rd and 4th, weakened after next, 8th of 14, 49l behind King's Revenge (11-0) at Lingfield 2m 4yo mdn hdl (4) hvy in Jan '07.
Nur Tau (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Not fluent 2nd, always towards rear, 10th of 15, 26l behind Micheal Flips (11-0) at Stratford 2m mdn hdl (3) gf in Oct.
Path To Glory 25-1 (9-9) Prominent on outer, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f, 8th of 18, 15l behind Im Ova Ere Dad (11-7) at Goodwood 1m 1f amt hcp (5) gd in Jun (Flat).
Rateable Value 8-1 (10-11) Prominent, ridden and lost place 6f out, behind, 7th of 13, 32l behind Watching Football (10-11) at Fontwell 2m 2f nhf (6) gd in May.
Glenda Hoddle 100-1 (10-2) Led until after 1st, weakened 4th, 9th of 11, well behind Mahonia (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f nov hdl (3) gs.
