broke wll, soon outpaced and behind
chased leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on one pace final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, behind, ridden and headway halfway, stayed on well final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, hard driven to lead well inside final furlong, effort left again final strides
prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, held when not much room final strides
prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon switched to outside, never troubled leaders
slowly into stride, soon outpaced and well behind, headway over 1f out, never nearer
slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
Livy steps up from selling and claiming company in a bid for a straight hat-trick of wins. Still only rated 59, as a course and distance winner he has to be respected at this level. Bandos, who showed signs of temperament at Doncaster, still ran well there for the distance of today's race but is trying the AW for the first time. Livy holds Leitrim Rock, admittedly on form over seven furlongs, through Glenviews Polly. Singularity has bits of form, while Princess Erica is less exposed than most and has proven she handles the surface (at Southwell). Just A Glimmer's maiden form gives him more than just a shout here while Hans Christian, from Mark Johnston's stable, has to be given every respect. Surdoue is proven over course and distance (beaten a short head by Tidy on last run), while Polka Princess ran up a hat-trick of wins during the summer (including over course and distance)but is now 8lbs higher than for the last of these (although he will be ridden by a decent apprentice claiming seven pounds) Overall, it's tricky and Princess Erica, who ran just two days ago, is a tentative TEAMtalk selection.
