held up towards rear, headway 6f out, led 1f out, pushed out
tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, one paced final 2f
prominent, outpaced 5f out, kept on final 2f
midfield, pushed along halfway, no impression
midfield headway 5f out, soon beaten
in rear, headway halfway, one paced final 3f.
in touch, headway to lead over 4f out, headed 1 f out, one paced
midfield, headway halfway to chase leaders, effort over 3f out, soon no extra
Today's conditional rode ANNA'S ARCH to victory at Perth last time and a follow up looks on the cards. Alan Swinbank's charge has a penalty to carry but was a clear winner on his debut and can keep Trackmate at bay. The latter improved on his debut effort to finish runner-up at Stratford last time and should be in the firing-line once again, while Pampelonne ran well here when last seen at the track in October. My Girl Millie can do better while Dessie Gray could prove best of the newcomers.
Anna's Arch (IRE) 5-2fav (10-7) Towards rear, headway, 4f out, led over 2f out, stayed on strongly, won at Perth 2m NH flat (5) gd beating Jamesson (10-10) by 4 1/2l, 7 ran.
Deerhurst Dalakhani gelding out of Cape Grace.
Future Dominion Minster Son gelding out of Dom One.
Trackmate 16-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway 12f out, chased winner over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no impression, 2nd of 14, 8l behind Bevnott (10-9) at Stratford 2m NH flat (6) gd in Jul.
Best Excuse Lucky Owners gelding out of Zambia.
Darius Khan (IRE) 66-1 (10-6) Prominent, ridden and lost place 5f out, weakened 4f out, tailed off, 9th of 11, well behind Johns Spirit (10-13) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f NH flat (6) gs.
Dessie Gray (IRE) Hawk Wing gelding out of Innocentines.
Kata Rock (USA) 25-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 7f out, weakened 4f out, tailed off, 9th of 11, well behind Lough Derg Way (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m NH flat (6) gd in Jul.
My Girl Millie 9-2 (10-5) Tracked leaders on outside, outpaced when edged left 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, no impression, 6th of 11, 6l behind Peter The Horse (10-7) at Worcester 2m NH flat (6) gd.
Pampelonne (IRE) 5-1 (10-10) Mid-division, headway 7f out, ridden over 3f out, no impression over 1f out, 5th of 11, 10l behind Dream Performance (10-10) at Bangor 2m 1f N H flat (5) gd in Oct.
Lucky For Some Lucky Owners filly out of Countess Elton.