mid-division, headway over 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong
never better than mid-division
towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
mid-divsion, effort over 2f out, no impression
towards rear, never dangerous
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden out final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon beaten
behind, headway on inner over 1f out, never near to challenge
towards rear, ridden 2f out, staying on towards finish
always in rear
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakend final furlong
prominent, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, chased winner final furlong
prominent, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
Keon can get the better of Chickado, with Start Of Authority and Flashing Floozie others worth a small mention. Another dreadful race from a betting point of view may go the way of Keon who has finished third on each of his last two starts at Wolverhampton. Both races were over further than today's, and each time he gave the distinct impression that he would perhaps have won with less distance to travel. Dropped back to seven furlongs today, there should be no excuses this time. Chickado has had the misfortune to find one or two too good on her last two visits, but has won here in the past and could easily get involved, while in contrast Start Of Authority is unproven on the fibresand. Flashing Floozie disappointed on her only visit here and is another best watched, so we return to Keon as the answer.
Chickado (IRE) 9-1 (8-9) Soon outpaced, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Shifty (9-4) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Jul.
Immaculate Red 12-1 (8-11) Raced stand's side, held up, headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, soon no impression, 8th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Forces Sweetheart (9-0) at Folkestone 6f 3yo hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Keon (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed inside last, no extra, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Zendaro (9-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol in Sept.
Kissi Kissi 11-1 (8-12) Headway over 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, some headway again on inside well over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Alistair John (9-3) at W'hampton 6f 3yo mdn aut (6) pol.
Wilford Maverick (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Prominent, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 13, 13l behind Bold Phoenix (9-2) at Southwell 1m banded stk (7) fbs in Apr.
Start of Authority 7-1 (8-10) Soon chasing leaders, led over 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 15, 4l behind Trevian (8-13) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sept.
Wodhill Gold 50-1 (9-9) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never reached leaders, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Zendaro (9-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol in Sept.
Flashing Floozie 9-1 (8-7) Tracked leader, challenged over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 14, 11l behind Apache Nation (9-4) at Ayr 1m 3yo hcp (6) sft in Sept.
