held up in rear of mid-division, dropped to rear approaching 5th, never on terms after, plugged on
held up towards rear, headway 7th, driven in 6th and no impression before 2 out
raced wide, chased leaders, weakened 3 out, eased, tailed off
chased winner throughout, not fluent 7th, hung right and challenging when not fluent 2 out, upsides last, every chance when carried left final 50 yards, just held
raced wide, held up towards rear, headway on outside after 3 out, chasing leaders and mistake 2 out, kept on to 3rd before the last, no chance with leading duo
held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, weakened 3 out
held up towards rear, headway after 6th, pushed along in 5th before 2 out, driven and no imression between last 2, left modest 4th at the last
raced wide, ran in snatches in mid-division, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, weakened between last 2, left modest 5th and hit last
appeared to hang left and raced widest of all, pulled hard, held up towards rear, headway on outside to chase leaders 4th, lost place 7th, soon behind and pulled up
chased leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
made all, clear 3 out until driven next, joined and edged left approaching last, strongly pressed when edged left final 50 yards, held on gamely
took keen hold and held up in rear, headway on inside approaching 3 out, chased leading pair 2 out, lost 3rd before last, weakening when fell last
Nonrunner
Joanne One steps up in class as she tries to complete her hat-trick, though doesn't look badly treated. POLLY PEACHUM was racing from out of the handicap when causing a surprise in a mares' Listed handicap at Kempton in April so a 5lb rise in the weights shouldn't be too much of an inconvenience and she's unlikely to fail through lack of a recent run. She's preferred to recent Kempton second Alberobello and Andy Kelly, who has gone up a further 3lb since finishing fourth at Newbury. Bygones Sovereign has been dropped a pound since his second at Wincanton, however, and should be winning again soon while Valid Reason has each-way claims, as has recent Wincanton scorer Rior.
Whisky Yankee (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, well beaten 3 out, tailed off, 10th of 11, well behind Like Minded (11-1) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) sft.
Azure Fly (IRE) 20-1 (10-13) Not much room after 4 out, always behind, 14th of 17, 27l behind Vendor (10-12) at Newbury 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-150 (2) sft in Nov.
Valid Reason 20-1 (11-5) Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, weakened before last, 11th of 21, 29l behind Mickie (11-3) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gs in Nov.
Andy Kelly (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Edgy before start, pushed along after 3 out, every chance 2 out, one pace into 4th approaching last, 4th of 14, 7l behind Swinging Hawk (10-13) at Newbury 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Nov.
Kilmurvy (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) In touch, ridden before last, kept on same pace, 5th of 21, 11l behind Mickie (11-3) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gs in Nov.
Sinbad The Sailor 25-1 (10-3) Held up towards rear, headway after 8th, weakened flat, 9th of 20, 13l behind Trackmate (11-4) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (2) gd in Oct.
Invicta Lake (IRE) 33-1 (10-6) Held up towards rear, weakened from 4 out, 7th of 21, 22l behind Mickie (11-3) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gs in Nov.
Polly Peachum (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) Held up towards rear, steady headway 3 out, went 3rd on outside 2 oiut, chased leader soon after, led approaching last, ridden and stayed on well flat, won at Kempton 2m 5f mares nov hcp hdl Listed (1) gs in Apr beating Call Me A Star (11-10) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Dreambrook Lady (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, outpaced after 3 out, never on terms, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before last, in a race won by Midnight Belle (10-13) at Southwell 2m 4f (3) sft in Nov, 6 ran.
Keltic Rhythm (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, driven in 3rd between last 2, 3rd and held when went left and pecked last, 3rd of 10, 10l behind Rior (10-11) at Wincanton 2m 6f nov hcp hdl (0-115) (4) gd.
Bygones Sovereign (IRE) 5-1 (10-6) Led, ridden after 3 out, headed before next, stayed on same pace after, left 2nd last, no impression on winner, 2nd of 12, 7l behind Carrigmorna King (11-5) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Nov.
Rior (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Raced on inner throughout, held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, tracking leaders before 2 out, went 2nd 2 out, challenged last, led narrowly flat, stayed on gamely, won at Wincanton 2m 6f nov hcp hdl (0-115) (4) gd beating Lumpys Gold (11-7) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Joanne One (IRE) 4-5fav (11-2) Slightly reluctant to line up, headway to track leader 2nd, led 4th, clear 2 out, not fluent last, easily, won at Exeter 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Nov beating Ruby Glow (10-10) by 9l, 12 ran.
Alberobello (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Tracked leader, led narrowly after 2nd, headed 2 out, soon ridden, chased winner, kept on same pace and no impression from last, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Dreamsoftheatre (11-9) at Kempton 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Nov.
