held up in last, modest headway before halfway, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, weakened before final furlong, never dangerous
close up early, pushed along when dropped to fifth before 2f out, weakened quickly from 1f out, finished 10 lengths detached
made all, pushed along inside 2f out, briefly hung right inside final furlong, ridden inside final 110 yards, ran on well, comfortably
midfield but in touch, chased leader inside 3f out, outpaced and dropped to third inside final furlong, kept on
held up towards rear, keen before halfway, chased leaders 2f out, ran on well to take second inside final furlong, no chance with winner, eye-catcher
prominent, keen early, dropped to midfield halfway, outpaced and dropped to last 2f out, rallied to make modest gains inside final furlong
BUSSENTO (NAP) has already had a few chances but the Oasis Dream sets a decent standard in what looks a modest affair. Recently gelded, he's been placed on five of his nine starts and has not been beaten at far in decent handicap company in recent runs. This looks an ideal opportunity to break his maiden. Hoornblower is the other with considerable experience but he's gone off the boil the last twice when failing to beat a rival home on either occasion. Mma Ramotswe and Lady Gazelle have been out the back so far but one of the three newcomers could play a part. Sir Sidney Smith appeals most at this stage.
Hoornblower 20-1 (10-2) Steadied start, race keenly in rear, some headway when hung right on bend halfway, weakened over 2f out, behind and eased final furlong, last of 10, 21 1/2l behind Moonspirit (9-2) at Bath 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
Sir Sidney Smith Bated Breath gelding out of Belledesert.
Bussento 11-8fav (9-8) Tracked leader in centre, close 3rd as groups merged halfway, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 3l behind Farasi Lane (9-13) at Ascot 7f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Mma Ramotswe (IRE) 3-1 (8-12) Dwelt, ran green in rear, well beaten final 2f, last of 7, 31 1/4l behind Lady Nagin (9-0) at Southwell 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Jan.
Back Tomorrow Rajasinghe filly out of Wonderful Life.
Lady Gazelle 28-1 (8-11) Raced wide tracked leader until pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Cuban Grey (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (3) pol in Mar.
Hedenham Heeraat filly out of Denham.