soon outpaced towards rear, never troubled leaders
slowly into stride, soon pushed along and in touch, headway halfway, every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, led well over 1f out, pushed along and ran on well final furlong, comfortably
outpaced, always behind
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
with leader to halfway, weakened well over 1f out
slight lead, headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
reared leaving stalls, soon driven along in rear, remained in rear
prominent, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
In a race that will take little winning TAEPING is our rather speculative selection ahead of Caol Ila and Billie Jean. Reg Hollinshead's colt has been dropped 6lbs by the assessor after failing to land a blow the last twice but on his only start here this son of Invincible Spirit wasn't beaten far into third and, as that effort was off 56, today's mark of 50 looks fair. Two horses stand out as big dangers, the first of whom being James Given's Caol Ila who showed good speed when taking third in a better nursery last time. That race was at Wolverhampton and the filly is yet to run here but in a race where so few have solid form claims plenty will give her the chance to show the surface holds no terrors. Billie Jean is both a surface and handicap debutant and must therefore be watched in the market representing such powerful connections. This half-sister to crack two-year-old and Guineas winner Cockney Rebel is certainly bred to be a bit better than a 55-rated handicapper and it would be no surprise to see Michael Hills' mount show these the way home. The others are uninspiring at best but at least Annia is weighted to get closer to Caol Ila than last time although the filly was beaten miles here on her only try whilst The Two G's has been dropped a few pounds and enters calculations on the back of that. Lairy has no weight and wasn't beaten far last time but no wins from 10 is worrying and Thewinnatakesitall has run well on one start here so has a chance but in a poor race we'll take a chance on Taeping.
Thewinnatakesitall 16-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, 8th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Vilnius (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Caol Ila (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Went right start, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, every chance just inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 13, 1/2l behind Vilnius (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Billie Jean 16-1 (9-0) Raced wide, tracked leaders after 1f, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 6l behind Key Light (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Nov.
Annia (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Led, ridden 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, no extra, 7th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Vilnius (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
True Red (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Broke well, soon crossed over to track leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 7l behind Vilnius (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Duke of Rainford 16-1 (9-1) Fly jumped, went right start, wide in mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 6l behind Vilnius (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Lets Move It 100-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 10l behind Youcanalwaysdream (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Taeping (IRE) 22-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, going well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, found nil and weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 9l behind Admiral Cochrane (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Turf Time 17-2 (8-1) Close up, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 19l behind Night Trade (9-4) at Catterick 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Oct.
Rightcar Marian 200-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 11, 12l behind Desert Poppy (9-0) at Kempton 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
The Two G's 25-1 (8-13) In rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 7l behind The Love Guru (9-1) at Southwell 6f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Lairy (IRE) 11-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged left and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 6l behind The Love Guru (9-1) at Southwell 6f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
