held up in touch, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, kept on under strong pressure final furlong
raced wide, close up, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, soon weakened
close up, ridden over 2f out, led briefly over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
raced wide in touch, improved 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed 1f out, driven and stayed on
always in rear
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, good headway approaching final 2f, ridden to lead 1f out, driven out
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
keen, led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd under pressure towards finish
held up towards rear, short of room 2f out, ridden and kept on entering final furlong, never dangerous
Nonrunner
After just holding on last time this step up in trip doesn¿t seem ideal for Fine Ruler so instead we¿ll make preference for VAMOS, in a tight handicap, although both Dream Huntress and Golden Prospect hold claims. Competitive off of this sort of the mark the selection seems to like it here and he could actually be well weighted with his pilot¿s seven pound claim. Fine Ruler has gone well off higher ratings in the past but has yet to convince over this far. He only just got home last time so his extra weight might also be prohibitive. Dream Huntress goes well here but still looks a little high in the weights while Golden Prospect is bang in the picture under a burden just a pound heavier than when last getting on top. A good competitive end to the card that can go the way of Vamos.
Giant Slalom 12-1 (9-4) In touch, improved to tarack leaders 4f out, ridden to chase leader 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Ugenius (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Dream Huntress 9-2 (8-13) Took keen hold, held up, headway in centre over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Ocean Countess (9-3) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-63 (6) gd in Oct.
Fine Ruler (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, led over 1f out, just held on, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct beating King Of Legend (9-3) by hd, 12 ran.
Vamos (IRE) 11-4fav (9-1) Held up, wide and effort approaching 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Fitzolini (8-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Misterisland (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Held up in touch and keen, weakened 3f out, last of 9, 29l behind Daraahem (9-3) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo mdn (3) gd in May '08.
Imperium 16-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, in touch 2f out, not clear run and lost place over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Inquisitress (8-6) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Just Jimmy (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 1l behind Dancing Welcome (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol.
Superstitious Me (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Chased leaders until weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 36l behind Alqaahir (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Neo's Mate (IRE) 22-1 (8-8) Behind, kept on from over 1f out, 7th of 13, 6l behind Vamos (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
Camerooney 16-1 (9-9) Led, headed 4f out, weakened entering final furlong, 4th of 12, 9l behind Realt Na Mara (10-5) at Leicester 7f am hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Oct.
Wotatomboy 33-1 (8-10) Held up mid-division, one pace, 8th of 13, 6l behind Final Drive (9-12) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol.
Kingsmaite 25-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 6l behind Bertie Southstreet (8-13) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.
Golden Prospect 20-1 (9-3) Missed break, held up towards rear, some late headway, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 9l behind Thunderstruck (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
