held up in rear, smooth headway 6th, led 2 out, clear last, eased run-in
held up in rear, kept on steadily approaching 2 out, no danger
took keen hold, held up towards rear, mistake 4th, headway 6th, chased leading pair before 2 out, weakened before last
took keen hold, steadied rear, stayed on approaching 2 out, kept on run-in
took keen hold, prominent, led after 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, no chance with winner before last but kept on for clear 2nd
took keen hold, tracked leaders, weakened rapidly soon after 3 out
mid-division, mistake and weakened 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
keen hold, led to 2nd, in touch until lost place before 6th
mid-division, mistake 2nd, behind from 6th, no chance when hampered 2 out
took keen hold in touch, weakened 3 out, no chance when hit last
took keen hold, held up, struggling 6th
held up in rear, some headway approaching 2 out, no danger
tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened soon after next
pulled hard, led after 2nd, headed soon after 3 out, weakened and behind when fell 2 out
in touch, mistake 5th, ridden after 3 out, 5th and no chance when blundered 2 out
In an interesting opener, Quartier Latin is selected with Sangiovese and Lunar Sovereign rated as his main dangers. From the Christian von der Recke stable that does do well with its British raiders - especially when Tony McCoy rides - German Listed winner Quartier Latin looks a likely type here and gets the vote. A 77-rated Flat winner, Anticipating has yet to build on his Towcester win and could be vulnerable to a less-exposed type. Haloo Baloo looked more a chasing type when second at Worcester on his debut, and the form does not look strong. The 2003 Grade 1 Man O' War Stakes winner, Lunar Sovereign, is now with Martin Pipe and has to be given every respect if just retaining a little of his ability returning now after a 494-day absence, while Hughie Morrison's 75-rated 10 furlong Flat winner, Sangiovese, looked promising when third on his hurdling debut and is very much respected. Finally, another German winner, Tech Eagle, showed promise on his British debut and he might go well, and Saraban has something to like on breeding but, for the selection, we will side with Quartier Latin.
Anticipating 14-1 (10-7) Held up in mid-division, brief effort under pressure 3 out, weakened before next, 6th of 13, 16l behind Itsmyboy (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m nov hcp hdl (B) gd in Oct.
Haloo Baloo 8-1 (11-4) Held up, headway 5f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 14l behind Tihui Two (10-11) at Worcester 2m nhf (H) gf in Jun.
Lunar Sovereign (USA) 100-1 (9-7) Set steady pace until kicked on over 5f out and soon clear, headed 2f out, weakened quickly, last of 11, well behind Doyen (9-7) at Ascot 1m 4f Grp 1 (A) gf in Jul '04 (Flat).
Nobel Bleu de Kerpau (FR) 33-1 (10-12) Fell at 1st in race won by Mikado Melody (10-12) at Lingfield 2m nov hdl (E) sft in Oct, 16 ran.
Our Glenard 9-1 (9-0) Slowly away, always well behind, last of 12, well behind Mad Maurice (9-0) at Brighton 1m 2f stk (7) gd in Oct (Flat).
Quartier Latin (USA) (9-2) Always in rear, 7th of 8, 11l behind Soterio (9-2) at Cologne 1m 7f lst stk gd in Sept (Flat).
Sangiovese 7-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace flat, 3rd of 21, 4l behind Nous Voila (10-12) at Leicester 2m nov hdl (D) gs.
Silver Reign 66-1 (8-2) With leaders until halfway, 10th of 12, 20l behind Middleton Grey (8-12) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug (Flat).
Smart (SLO) Won a 1m race from three starts on the Flat in Bratislava as 2YO, latest -, 3rd of 8, 0.0000 behind Unknown 1st at Bratislava 1m 2yo stk gd in Oct '01 (Flat).
Spanish Tan (NZ) 22-1 (10-7) Always behind, 10th of 16, 44l behind Crow Wood (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hdl (E) gd in Oct.
Tech Eagle (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Mid-division, ridden and headway 3 out, chased winner from 2 out, ran on from last, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Silver City (11-2) at Taunton 2m 1f mdn hdl (E) gf.
Twist Bookie (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Held up and keen, effort 6th, soon weakened, 9th of 17, well behind High Day (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hdl (E) hvy.
Vengeance 14-1 (10-12) Not always fluent, held up, headway and short-lived effort before 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 46l behind Oscar Park (11-5) at Windsor 2m 4f nov hdl (E) gd.
Fuss 13-8 (9-7) In touch, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, one pace final 2f, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Woolstone Boy (9-10) at Southwell 2m stk (7) fbs in Oct (Flat).
Little Gannet 66-1 (8-10) Took keen hold, held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, headway on inside and stayed on same pace final 2f, 7th of 14, 6l behind So Elegant (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 5f stk (7) pol in Oct (Flat).
Saraba (FR) 12-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, effort 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 10l behind Miss Provvidence (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn fll (5) gs in Aug (Flat).
