slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
led to over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, switched right 4f out, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead and hung left just inside final furlong, headed post
with leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
with leaders, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden and headway well over 1f out, ran on to lead post
slowly into stride, towards rear, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
keen, in touch, ridden and edged left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, not much room and lost place soon after start, not clear run over 2f out, ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, never dangerous
in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, not quicken
A low-key affair in which the betting might be your best guide, with our vote going to Dixieland Boy ahead of maybe Augustus John and Existence. Dixieland Boy was second to Bank On Benny at Salisbury last time, form that equates to the mid 60s, which is good enough to make him one to seriously consider today. Ten To The Dozen can be considered on his best pieces of form but he was disappointing on his all-weather debut here last time. Thornbill attracted money on his debut but ran disappointingly; however, he should improve with that run under his belt. Existence is a Juddmonte cast off but, as you might expect, his breeding is impeccable, while Light Dreams has shown enough in handicaps recently to suggest he could make the frame. Finally, Irish import Augustus John could be interesting on his British debut but the others would be hard to build strong cases for, certainly in terms of winning. All of which returns us to the selection, which is Missie Baileys.
Augustus John (IRE) Evensfav (9-2) Chased leaders in 5th, ridden and no impression straight, no extra final furlong, 5th of 11, 8l behind Ardbrae Lady (8-11) at Gowran Park 7f 2yo mdn gd in Jun '05.
Dixieland Boy (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Led, ridden clear 1f out, no extra and headed final 100 yards, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Bank On Benny (8-8) at Salisbury 1m app hcp (6) gd in Sept.
Nilsatisoptimum (USA) 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 22l behind Top Level (8-9) at Southwell 7f banded stk (7) fbs.
Ten To The Dozen 50-1 (9-7) Chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 26l behind Evident Pride (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn hcp (5) pol in Sept.
Thistimesforgood (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division best, no danger from halfway, tailed off, 13th of 15, well behind Tempting Paradise (9-5) at Ballinrobe 1m 4f 3yo mdn sft in Oct.
Thornbill 3-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, always behind, 9th of 12, 22l behind La Colline (8-12) at Warwick 6f mdn stk (5) sft in Oct.
Existence Zafonic filly, half-sister to winners up to 1m.
Light Dreams 9-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, one pace under pressure, 5th of 14, 5l behind Passion Fruit (9-7) at Newcastle 7f fll hcp (5) gd in Sept.
