chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, pushed along and lost place over 3f out, no danger after
held up, headway over 3f out, went 3rd entering final furlong, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, wide entering straight, headway and edged left from 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on
ridden along in rear, always behind
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place
pulled hard, soon led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
pulled hard, soon pressing leader, every chance over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 3f out, soon weakened
led early, soon lost place, headway on inside over 3f out, tightened up against rails over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, headway on inside when not clear run and switched right over 2f out, no further progress
The trio for the shortlist are Aggbag, Time To Regret and RED CURRENT and the vote goes to the last mentioned. Ron Harris is in good form and Red Current looks to hold solid claims here. She won well at Chepstow over 1m before finding no luck in running over 1m1f at Wolverhampton last time in a race won by Hector Spectre. She is clearly in good heart and she could be worth persevering with. Aggbag wasn't beaten far at Catterick last time over 7f and he looks capable of getting competitive off his current mark. The longer trip will not inconvenience him either. Time To Regret has been a model of consistency of late and he should once again be knocking on the door for some prize money. Thistle returns to the level after a spell over hurdles, but his strike-rate on the flat is far from impressive and he looks best watched. Appelouse could prove best of the others, but for the winner we will stick with Red Current.
Star Acclaim 80-1 (8-11) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 12, 8l behind Swiss Art (9-11) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Al Rayanah 33-1 (8-4) Raced far side, slowly into stride, in rear, never near leaders, 8th of 12, 20l behind Northern Jem (9-6) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Thistle 7-1 (8-12) Close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 12, 3l behind Sam's Secret (8-7) at Musselburgh 1m 4yo sell stks (6) gd in May '07.
Aggbag 16-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1 1/4l behind He's A Humbug (9-9) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Appelouse 25-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 13, 6l behind Hector Spectre (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Toberogan (IRE) 50-1 (8-4) Always towards rear, eased final furlong, 16th of 18, 24l behind Alone He Stands (8-12) at Leopardstown 1m hcap sft in Nov.
Red Current 9-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 13, 6l behind Hector Spectre (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Flying Bantam (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 10l behind Montiboli (9-9) at Ripon 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Headache 28-1 (9-2) Soon chased leaders on outside, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 9th of 13, 12l behind Sovereignty (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Benitez Bond 66-1 (9-5) With leader, lost place over 3f out, soon behind, 9th of 12, 27l behind Cipher (8-13) at Redcar 1m mdn auc stks (6) gd in Jun.
Legal Lover (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Led after 2f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 23l behind Goose Green (9-7) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) fm.
Hi Spec (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Very awkward start, always in rear, 8th of 11, 22l behind Beauchamp Viceroy (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f sell stks (6) pol.
Tara's Garden 66-1 (8-6) Took keen hold in mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, driven on wide outside over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 17l behind Gold Express (9-9) at Windsor 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Time To Regret 8-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place halfway, no danger after, last of 9, 37l behind Zaplamation (8-10) at Newcastle 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
