soon led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, just held on
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, in rear, never a factor
tracked leader until over 2f out, ridden and weakened
slowly into stride,always in rear
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, just failed
mid-division, ridden halfway, headway to go 3rd over 1f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, never a factor
held up, ridden 3f out, kept on, never dangerous
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer
Withdrawn
The draw has been kinder to SHARK MAN than Vito Volterra and that could make a difference in a contest where Mind Of Her Own may be next best. Shark Man endured a spell in the doldrums after a decent start to the season but his fortunes have been revitalised by a drop in grade. The drop back to six furlongs proved against him at Kempton last time but he moves back up in distance and should go close if proving as effective at this track. Vito Volterra has also found his niche at this level having made pretty much every yard at Redcar and Yarmouth but his high draw won't make it easy for Philip Makin. However, if he manages to jump prominently without using up too much energy in the opening exchanges then a hat-trick could well be on the cards. Tamarind Hill has been 50-1 or bigger for all three starts in maidens but drops in grade and wears headgear for the first time and the combination may enable him to be more competitive; he has claims if the handicapper's assessment is accurate. Whipperway is weighted to convincingly reverse last month's form with Vito Volterra but she was below that level of form here last time. Mind Of Her Own is likely to prove more effective back in this company and could make her presence felt but preference is for Shark Man.
Vito Volterra (IRE) 5-4fav (8-13) Made all, pushed along 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on, won at Yarmouth 7f 2yo clm (6) gd in Oct beating Whipperway (8-8) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Shark Man (IRE) 13-2 (8-6) Mid-division, headway well over 1f out, ran on inside furlong to take 2nd last strides, 2nd of 10, nk behind Safari Special (8-7) at Kempton 6f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Oct.
Tamarind Hill (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, faded entering final furlong, 6th of 9, 8l behind Golden Shaheen (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Oct.
Fever Tree Trade Fair filly out of Spielbound.
Lord Victor 33-1 (8-6) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, hung right and headed 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Tucker's Law (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo sell stks (6) pol.
Tiger Hawk (USA) 100-1 (9-3) Slowly away, always in rear, tailed off, last of 10, well behind Guest Book (9-3) at Chepstow 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sep.
Zachary Boy (IRE) 100-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, in rear, never near leaders, 8th of 10, 12l behind Giulietta Da Vinci (8-4) at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs in Jul.
Mind Of Her Own 22-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 13l behind Atacama Crossing (9-3) at Leicester 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in May.
Scintillating (IRE) 100-1 (8-6) Towards rear, never nearer, 9th of 17, 14l behind Glass Of Red (8-6) at Nottingham 1m 2yo sll (6) gd in Oct.
Mrs Puff (IRE) 16-1 (7-5) Keen, tracked leaders, effort to press winner 2f out, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Vito Volterra (8-13) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo clm (6) gd in Oct.
Whipperway (IRE) 13-2 (8-6) Towards rear, headway on outer to track leaders 4f out, ridden to chase leader and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Tucker's Law (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo sell stks (6) pol.
Set In Ice 200-1 (8-12) Very keen to post, started very slowly, headway into mid-division halfway, pushed along and struggling over 2f out, 7th of 12, 17l behind Database (9-0) at Bath 1m 2yo mdn (5) gd in Oct.
