in rear, bumped along over 3f out, ridden and headway approaching 1f out, edged left and kept on same pace
mid-division, ridden 3f out, kept on, never nearer
tracked leader, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no extra and lost 2 places near finish
slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up, not clear run from over 2f out, headway 1f out, kept on one pace
led, headed over 6f out, chased leader until 2f out, soon weakened
led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden out
always in rear
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd near finish
slowly into stride, always towards rear
The trio for the shortlist are FLOWING CAPE, Moody Tunes and Rebellious Spirit and we will side with Flowing Cape as the pick. It was a much better effort from our selection to finish fourth behind Rapid City at Leicester last time. He was upped in trip that day which seemed to suit and as we know he will handle the conditions underfoot here a bold bid is anticipated from a decent draw. Moody Tunes is also well drawn and the form of his third behind Royal Dignitary at Carlisle has since been franked. Rebellious Spirit has run some decent races here but he hasn't got his head in front since 2008 and unless the market vibes are positive then he is probably best watched. Mark Brisbourne does well with his runners here and New Star does have the plum draw today. Tous Les Deux is in good form and he is another with a good course and distance record who is well drawn. In fact there are plenty in with chances here, and only narrow preference is for Flowing Cape.
Plush 33-1 (8-4) Dwelt, always behind, 11th of 12, 21l behind Thin Red Line (9-1) at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Tous Les Deux 9-4 (10-0) Held up in touch, headway 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no extra and held near finish, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Royal Dignitary (10-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f sell stks (6) pol in Apr.
Moody Tunes 7-4fav (9-8) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Royal Dignitary (9-7) at Carlisle 1m clm stks (6) gf.
Rebellious Spirit 12-1 (9-0) Chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 10l behind Spectait (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcap (4) pol in Jan '09.
Flowing Cape (IRE) 15-8fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out on inner, not much room over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, squeezed through on inner, kept on towards finish, 4th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Rapid City (9-7) at Leicester 1m sell stks (6) gf.
Duke of Normandy (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Keen, mid-division, weakened well over 2f out, 9th of 13, 31l behind Coolnaharan (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks 0-55 (6) pol in Nov.
Fifty Cents 20-1 (8-9) Led after 1f, joined 2f out, soon headed and ridden, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 7, 7l behind Plush (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (6) pol in Apr.
Calahonda 16-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, not much room and switched right 4f out, always behind, 12th of 14, 19l behind Bourne (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Longoria (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, weakened over 3f out, last of 11, 28l behind Danderek (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Apr.
Machinate (USA) 28-1 (8-0) Always behind, last of 11, 10l behind Whipma Whopma Gate (8-12) at Warwick 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) sft.
Atacama Sunrise 9-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, switched outside and effort 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final 2f, never troubled leaders, 5th of 7, 11l behind Capable Guest (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Yorksters Prince (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 17l behind Agent Archie (8-13) at Yarmouth 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
New Star (UAE) 12-1 (10-5) In touch in chasing group, progress over 3f out, no impression from over 2f out, 7th of 12, 9l behind Heathyards Pride (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f Am clm stks (6) pol.
