held up always towards rear
mid-division, headway to lead over 5f out, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weaknened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on
slowly into stride, behind, headway 6f out, ridden outpaced over 2f out, never on terms
led to over 5f out, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
in touch, outpaced 4f out, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never troubled leaders
held up towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden to chase leaders well over 4f out, kept on same pace
always behind
in touch, ridden 3f out, lost place 2f out, soon weakened
behind, headway 4f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, not reach leaders
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
pulled hard, soon chased leader, lost place over 3f out, tailed off
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
This could concern the two recent winners Tarabut and Bobby Kennard and we will take a chance with the last named, Skye's Folly and Master Wells can also get involved in the finish. Jamie Osborne's six-year-old has had his training problems but bounced back to winning ways in some style last time, easily beating some modest rivals. That was over eleven furlongs but he did run well over this sort of trip back in 2003 and off a much higher mark. There could be much more to come and he looks the best option here. Tarabut is in great heart at the moment, winning three of his last four races. The handicapper has certainly taken note, but he should still be capable of reaching the frame. Skye's Folly ran his best race of the season when chasing home Domenico last month at Yarmouth, a repeat of that effort should see him thereabouts at the death. Best of the rest could be the ultra consistent Master Wells, but Bobby Kennard is expected to make it back to back victories.
Patrixprial 12-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 24l behind Race The Ace (8-6) at Newmarket 2m hcp (D2) sft.
Master Wells (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) In touch, ridden 3f out, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Golden Boot (9-9) at Chester 2m hcp (5) sft in Sept.
Skye's Folly (USA) 16-1 (10-0) Slowly into stride, soon tracked leader, led over 11f out, ridden clear over 1f out, headed, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Domenico (8-11) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Vicars Destiny 20-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 7, 22l behind Swift Sailor (8-10) at Pontefract 2m 2f stk (3) gs in Sept.
Our Monogram 11-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, ran on to regain lead over 1f out, kept on, won at Pontefract 2m 1f hcp (5) gf in Aug beating Mumbling (10-0) by 7l, 9 ran.
Tarabut 5-2 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden and led over 2f out and kept on well, won at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gf in Sept beating Chaka Zulu (8-5) by 2l, 6 ran.
Villago (GER) 8-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 18, 9l behind Empangeni (9-0) at Catterick 2m hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Jayer Gilles 14-1 (8-3) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on, 5th of 16, 6l behind Mikao (9-7) at Warwick 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sept.
Bobby Kennard 5-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, eased inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m 3f sll (6) gs in Aug beating Beauchamp Twist (8-5) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Kipsigis (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, 5th of 14, 4 1/2l behind In Deep (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Spitting Image (IRE) 10-1 (8-6) In touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, every chance final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 18, 1 1/2l behind Empangeni (9-0) at Catterick 2m hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Accepting 9-1 (9-4) Tracked leading pair, ridden and lost place when hampered over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, 26l behind Spring Breeze (10-0) at Catterick 2m hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Shotley Dancer 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 18, 7l behind Calculaite (9-8) at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Kayf Aramis 9-2 (8-11) Held up mid-division, ridden and effort over 3f out, one pace 1f out, 4th of 13, 10l behind Severely (9-6) at Chepstow 2m 3yo hcp (6) gd in Aug.
