prominent, led over 1f out, driven out, held on
tracked leaders, shaken up over 1f out, found little
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, ran on, just held
led early, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always behind
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway on inside 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden on outside well over 1f out, went 3rd entering final furlong, stayed on same pace
held up, pulled hard, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders
soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed and switched right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
A few of these have a similar level of form including Aerodynamic, who was placed in a couple of turf races last month and Pipers Piping, who has shown a bit more on the Polytrack of late. Fortunate Bid is another capable of winning in this grade when on song and Yanbu arrives on the back of a solid effort over a longer trip at Newmarket. GALLOPING MINISTER is less exposed than most here and there should be more to come from him after finishing fourth over C&D on his latest start. Tom Dascombe's charge gets the vote.
Aerodynamic (IRE) 2-1fav (9-10) Raced wide held up, headway to track leaders approaching 3f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Funky Munky (8-12) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) hvy in Oct.
Fortunate Bid (IRE) 13-2 (9-5) Behind, hung left over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 10, 4l behind Beautiful Lando (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Pipers Piping (IRE) 13-2 (8-10) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 1l behind Berbice (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-62 (6) pol.
Carrie's Magic 25-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, kept on final furlong, 9th of 19, 4 1/2l behind Half A Crown (9-4) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Silly Billy (IRE) 16-1 (8-6) In rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 9, 8l behind Bavarian Princess (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Yanbu (USA) 66-1 (8-2) Raced stand side, tracked leader, led overall over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Swiftly Done (8-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jul.
Tawseef (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 41l behind Love Your Looks (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Fluctuation (IRE) 3-1fav (8-10) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, effort when hampered inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Memphis Man (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol.
Lady Deanie (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 19l behind Stylistickhill (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Meydan Style (USA) 11-1 (8-9) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, 6th of 12, 8l behind Belle Park (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Galloping Minister (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) In touch, chased leaders over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, weakened towards finish, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Know No Fear (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Gala Spirit (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Led and keen, ridden inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 4th of 12, 1/2l behind Berbice (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-62 (6) pol.
