soon led, pushed along 3f out, soon headed, weakened quickly over 2f out
always in rear, ridden and struggling 3f out
tracked leader, challenged 3f out, soon led, 2 lengths clear when hung right over 1f out, stayed on well
raced wide in mid division, pushed along over 4f out, driven 3f out and soon weakened
took keen hold, chased leaders, chased winner well over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, no impression
awkward leaving stalls, held up towards rear, headway on inside 3f out, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression and lost 2nd final strides
held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
slowly in to stride, soon in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up in rear, some late headway, never near leaders
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling in rear, tailed off
mid-division on outside, ridden 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
Any market move for May Parkin would look interesting on this British debut, however a better betting proposition may be course and distance winner KIRSTYS LAD for whom Robert Havlin looks a good jockey booking. Mike Mullineaux's gelding hardly comes here in sparkling form following four heavy defeats. However he does run this track well (three course and distance wins) and is now down to his lowest mark for some time. Incidentally two of his three wins have come in the month of October and he should run well. Top-weight Carnival Dream is one of the more consistent runners in the race; this four-year-old filly is yet to break her duck in 25 starts but shouldn't be far away once again. Heavenly Saint is starting to look well handicapped, a comment that applies to quite a few in the race after some below par performances. Of those, it may be Bidable who is the most interesting having run well here before. Headache is closely linked with the selection on their run behind Pianoforte here in September, whilst May Parkin has been off for a year but this well-bred filly would be interesting on this first start for Michael Wigham if supported in the betting, despite her wide draw. An open handicap to begin the card and just narrow preference is for Kirstys Lad.
Carnival Dream 6-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 8l behind Mr Lu (9-0) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Heavenly Saint 66-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 13, 14l behind Signora Frasi (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-52 (6) pol.
Mighty Mover (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Chased leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Seasonal Cross (9-6) at Salisbury 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sep.
May Parkin (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Towards rear, driven and hung right over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 11, 9l behind Silaah (9-4) at Kempton 6f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct '08.
Headache 16-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, pushed along to chased leaders over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 7l behind Pianoforte (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Bidable 20-1 (8-7) Chased leader, hard ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 9l behind Piquante (9-3) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-63 (6) gd.
Lunar Limelight 50-1 (8-4) Dropped in from wide draw, held up in rear, ridden and struggling entering staight, virtually pulled up final 3f, tailed off, last of 14, well behind Beau Fighter (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in May.
Just Spike 25-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, never troubled leaders, 7th of 16, 7l behind Landucci (9-8) at Chepstow 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Aug.
Al Rayanah 25-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong but not reach leaders, 4th of 16, 2l behind Spring Goddess (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m clm stks (6) gf.
Turkish Sultan (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Keen, always in rear, 8th of 11, 15l behind Gross Prophet (9-11) at Chepstow 1m 2f clm stks (6) gf in May.
Fareeha 5-1 (8-7) Tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 22l behind Ministerofinterior (8-9) at Brighton 1m 2f 3yo sll (6) sft in Sep '08.
Kirstys Lad 20-1 (9-8) Behind, pushed along 4f out, never really in contention, 10th of 14, 20l behind Tres Froide (10-0) at Redcar 1m 2f lady am hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
H Harrison (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, weakened inside final furlong, 13th of 14, 6l behind Annes Rocket (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol.
