towards rear, some headway 8f out, ridden 3 out, no impression
towards rear, ridden and some progress when pulled up over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on again to lead close home
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, headway over 5f out, outpaced over 3f out, stayed on, not reached winner
in touch, ridden over 5f out, weakened 4f out
led, quickened up 6f out, ridden clear over 2f out, headed close home
tracking leaders and keen, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
slowly into stride, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, no impression
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on inside and not clear run over 2f out, soon one pace
mid-division, ridden from 3f out, stayed on final furlong
Mister Completely, Blue Hills and High Frequency catch the eye here and Mister Completely can complete the hat-trick. After winning at Lingfield, Mister Completely followed up over the course and distance last time in game fashion from Another Con, and a good run from the runner up in the previous race would be a further pointer to his chances. It's worth noting that Blue Hills' last win came at this track six outings ago over a quarter of a mile less and he has shaped well at Southwell since without winning. Blue Hills can be expected to go close. High Frequency was a good second last time when stepped up in trip and had previously been touched off at Southwell over a shorter trip. This son of Grand Lodge has not yet repaid his purchase price and a place may be the best he can hope for. Mister Completely, a gritty customer, can outbattle his rivals.
Chaka Zulu 8-1 (8-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 3f out to chase leaders, kept on one pace over 3f out, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Tarabut (8-8) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gf in Sept.
Scott 11-4fav (9-9) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 5f out, ridden and weakened 3f out, 12th of 14, 33l behind Monte Cristo (9-4) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Blue Hills 4-1 (9-4) Led, headed 3f out, remained in touch, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6l behind Victory Quest (9-10) at Southwell 2m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
Master'n Commander 7-2jt-fav (9-0) In touch and keen, ridden 3f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 4l behind Stage Manager (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol in Jan.
Mister Completely (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Held up, headway over 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at W'hampton 2m 1f banded stk (7) pol in Jan beating Mustang Ali (9-4) by 2l, 13 ran.
Simply St Lucia 12-1 (8-1) Soon led, ridden 4f out, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 11l behind Greenbelt (8-12) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
High Frequency (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Rear, headway over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Victory Quest (9-10) at Southwell 2m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
Mustang Ali (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Prominent, led 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 6l behind Go Free (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 5f banded stk (7) pol.
