took keen hold, made all, gifted clear lead from start, wandered into 1st, not fluent next, nearly 30 lengths ahead 4th, 7 lengths ahead 3 out, never looked like being reeled in, ridden out
chased leaders with leader (winner) well clear, not fluent 6th, closed 3 out, 2nd briefly last, no impression
held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 2nd, behind next, bad mistake 6th, pulled up before 2 out
held up in rear, took keen hold, weakened after 6th, pulled up before 2 out
chased leaders with leader (winner) well clear, closed to go 2nd 3 out until last, no impression, no extra flat
chased leaders with leader (winner well clear), closed 3 out, no extra 2 out
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, 2nd from last, never near winner
chased clear leader (winner), closed but lost 2nd 3 out, no extra next
Rue Balzac was a 33/1 chance but ran well for a long way on his debut at Fontwell and should last a bit longer today. Zainat ran a similar race at Kelso, though needs to brush up his jumping. Silver Streak followed up a fourth at Cartmel with a third at Perth, when Canford Thompson was behind, but probably lacks a bit of scope. NUCKY THOMPSON was placed three times over 1m4f on the Flat and won over 7f as a two-year-old so is an interesting newcomer for a yard that doesn't have many jumpers. He makes more appeal than the already-exposed G'day Aussie, who was rated lower on the level than the selection.
Canford Thompson 50-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 6th of 10, 32 1/2l behind Milrow (11-5) at Perth 2m (4) gs in Sep.
G'day Aussie 7-2 (10-12) Chased leaders, jumped slowly 1st, not fluent 3 out, went 2nd when blundered next, soon ridden and no impression on winner, 2nd of 3, 9l behind Stone Quercus (10-12) at Perth 2m (4) gd in Sep.
Hadley 10-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind I T Guru (8-10) at Catterick 6f stks (6) gf in May.
Indulgent 150-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, prominent, led briefly before not fluent 2nd, led after next, slow and headed 4th, weakened before 2 out, last of 7, 35l behind Nachi Falls (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (2) gd in Sep.
Nucky Thompson 9-2 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Rubensian (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Rue Balzac (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, ridden and one pace in 3rd before 2 out, held when blundered and lost 3rd at the last, weakened run-in, 4th of 7, 11l behind Sisania (10-5) at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn (4) gd in Sep.
Silver Streak (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 3 out, headway before 2 out, no chance with winner, 3rd when mistake last, 3rd of 10, 19l behind Milrow (11-5) at Perth 2m (4) gs in Sep.
Zainat (IRE) 2-1 (10-7) Took keen hold, mid-division, tracked leaders 3 out, ridden and one pace after 2 out, no impression before last, 4th of 8, 12 1/2l behind Spectator (11-10) at Kelso 2m mdn (4) gf in Oct.
