behind, ridden 3f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always behind
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on, not reached leaders
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, edged left well inside final furlong, ran on
pulled hard, chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon hung left, headed close home
led 1f, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, badly hampered and rider lost iron 1f out, not recover
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, not clear run 2f out, ran on to lead close home
led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
King Of Argos rates as a speculative pick against Stargazer Jim and Kildare Sun. The selection ran well behind a decent yardstick in Cusoon and a reproduction of the form would give him every chance. Stargazer Jim finished ahead of the selection and has had plenty of chances. A tendency to pull hard has not helped matters in the past. Kildare Sun is in form but has sailed up the ratings. Atlantic Quest ran well on reappearance although he may need the handicapper to give him a hand before we see more of him in the winners' enclosure. Red Contact landed a gamble last time out and is tried over further. Front-running Wahoo Sam would have claims on some of his better form but he is becoming increasingly unreliable these days. Daring Affair has form over further and is tried again over this trip. Sew 'N' Sew Character has often been the subject of support without necessarily rewarding his backers. King Of Argos does need to find a degree of consistency that has not been apparent but could be worth a look in this wide-open affair.
Ninth House (USA) 8-1 (8-13) Always in rear, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, last of 8, 3l behind Orchard Supreme (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Nov.
Sew'n'so Character (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Always towards rear, tailed off, last of 17, well behind Scriptwriter (9-3) at York 1m 2f hcap (3) sft in Oct.
Atlantic Quest (USA) 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway and hung left from over 2f out, continued to hang left, one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Kildare Sun (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Stargazer Jim (FR) 11-4jt-fav (9-3) Prominent and pulled hard, hung left over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 13l behind Quince (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
King of Argos 7-2jt-fav (9-2) In touch, ridden and hung left over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, not trouble winner, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Cusoon (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Nov.
Red Contact (USA) 3-1 (8-13) Made all, ridden, hung left over 1f out, stayed on, won at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Nov beating Kabeer (8-9) by 5l, 9 ran.
Kildare Sun (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway well over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, driven out, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov beating Vacation (8-4) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Daring Affair 25-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed and not quicken, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind Kildare Sun (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
