mid-division, ridden 4f out, headway and not much room 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd well inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, outpaced over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on
behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never trouble leaders
prominent, chased winner over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra when inside final furlong
held up and keen, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression
prominent, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
Osolomio made a good start for his new trainer (Alan Swinbank) here eight days ago and would not have much to find to see off the likes of Templet and Bienheureux, while Yenaled is a consistent type than can never be ruled out in this sort of company. The last named does need to banish the memory of a couple of modest performances though and cannot be backed with too much confidence. Bienheureux is a much better horse on the All Weather and is consistent enough to merit consideration. However, he does look high in the weights just now and it will take a good effort from him to overcome top weight. Therefore, we switch to Osolomio, who has run several good races in defeat over the last six months and finally looks to have been found a good opening for him to get off the mark.
Bienheureux 11-2 (9-13) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 21l behind Zaville (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Lord of Dreams (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Held up, headway, wide over 2f out, ridden, soon one pace, 7th of 14, 3l behind Khun John (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Templet (USA) 25-1 (9-6) In rear, headway over 2f out on inside, not clear run approaching final furlong, not recover, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Climate (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (6) pol in Oct.
Osolomio (IRE) 5-2fav (8-4) Led, hard ridden when headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Junior (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Finished Article (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Held up and keen, headway over 3f out to go in touch, faded final furlong, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Irish Ballad (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Jaassey 25-1 (8-6) Not much room over 6f out, always towards rear, 8th of 16, 16l behind Pure Imagination (8-12) at Nottingham 1m app hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Yenaled 7-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 15, 12l behind Maria Antonia (7-13) at Catterick 1m 4f app clm (6) sft in Oct.
Da Pooch (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders in 4th, dropped to 5th approaching straight, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 12l behind Jayo (9-5) at Thurles 1m 4f 3yo mdn gs in Oct.
