led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
held up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression after
dwelt, held up in rear, switched right and headway 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out
towards rear, pushed along halfway, never near leaders
slowly into stride, always in rear
raced wide, held up, ridden over 3 f out, soon weakened
keen, in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
close up, led over 2f out, soon clear, pushed out
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, wide into straight and weakened well over 2f out
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place halfway
ZEFFIRELLI may be the best bet amongst this bunch of chancers, as Mickey Quinn's charge at least arrives here in good from. Comrade Cotton and Mozayada are a couple of others to bear in mind if the market speaks in their favour, while Mambo Sun has claims on the best of his course form but a 599 day absence is hardly an inspiring factor to consider. The selection has a useful turn of foot on his day and, having gone close on a handful of previous visits to this course, he has nothing to fear from the surface. Allied to that is the fact he has a bit more scope for improvement and the top weight looks the safest option in a very tough handicap to figure out.
Zeffirelli 10-1 (8-3) Led far side group and overall leader, headed over 4f out, chased winner til hung left over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Casino Night (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 3yo app hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Mambo Sun 10-3 (8-10) Prominent, pushed along and outpaced halfway, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Ruffie (8-13) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Mar '07.
Spume (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, 12th of 14, 18l behind Stand Guard (9-6) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Barataria 8-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride and behind, switched outside over 2f out, soon outpaced, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 7l behind Shunkawakhan (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m app hcp (6) gd in Aug.
So Sublime 66-1 (8-8) In rear, ridden over 5f out, soon well behind, 7th of 11, 38l behind Shotley Mac (9-6) at Redcar 1m clm (6) gs in Aug.
Comrade Cotton 6-1 (8-11) Led 1f, chased winner after, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind My Mate Mal (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m clm (6) sft in Oct.
Boppys Pride 9-2 (8-6) Held up, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 6th of 12, 6l behind Brandane (9-1) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) hvy.
Abbeygate 5-2jt-fav (8-6) Held up in rear, ridden and outpaced 3f out, never dangerous over 2f out, 6th of 8, 13l behind Montemayorprincess (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Bert's Memory 4-1fav (9-5) In touch, ridden over 3f out, one pace over 1f out, 6th of 17, 5l behind Rich Harvest (8-10) at Chepstow 7f sll (6) gf in Jun.
Mozayada (USA) 50-1 (8-4) Led, ridden clear 3f out, headed over 1f out, one pace, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Kimono My House (9-3) at Southwell 1m app hcp (5) fbs.
Carefree 33-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, stayed on from over 1f out, 4th of 18, 3 1/2l behind Silly Gilly (9-0) at Redcar 1m hcap (6) gf in Jul.
Dark Champion 14-1 (11-0) Outpaced, never trouble leaders, 10th of 14, 11l behind Whozart (11-3) at Catterick 5f amt hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Rosies Dawn 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division, effort over 2f, no impression, 7th of 13, 8l behind Megalo Maniac (8-12) at Southwell 6f app hcp (6) fbs in Oct.
Classical Rhythm (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 18l behind Intabih (9-10) at Great Leighs 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Oct.
