chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, never going pace of winner
well off the pace in last pair, never on terms
off the pace in mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
off the pace in mid-division, headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leader, challenging for 2nd and hung left from over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, weakened and lost two places towards finish
slowly into stride, behind, headway on outside well over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, never going pace of winner
slowly into stride, last trio, pushed along halfway, never on terms
chased leaders, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, readily
Only one three-year-old has won this in nine renewals. Irish raider Newsletter produced some fine runs last season and was only just behind the classy Tiggy Wiggy when third in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot. She could prove best of the younger generation though Zuhoor Baynoona won two of her four starts and was placed at this level at York. Mike Appleby is making a name for himself and will be anxious to kick on this season. Demora proved herself a very smart performer when landing the Scottish Sprint Cup at Musselburgh but Clive Cox won this last year and can repeat the process. Musicora will need to improve though wears a first-time visor and could be capable of doing so though her stablemate MILLY's GIFT looks the better option. She won here in 2013 and appeared to make progress last term with two victories and her best ever performance on her final start in a Listed contest at Ascot.
Demora 12-1 (8-11) Prominent, led after 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 19, 2l behind Dungannon (8-10) at Doncaster 5f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Holley Shiftwell 3-1fav (8-9) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Sleepy Sioux (9-3) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Nov.
Megaleka 8-1 (8-10) Held up, closed over 2f out, not the clearest of runs inside final furlong, never on terms, 4th of 7, 5l behind Spinatrix (8-10) at Nottingham 5f cond Stakes (3) sft.
Milly's Gift 10-1 (8-9) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Justice Day (9-0) at Ascot 5f Listed stks (1) gs in Oct.
Musicora 8-1 (9-6) Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Salisbury 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct beating Slip Sliding Away (9-3) by nk, 13 ran.
Clouds Rest 16-1 (8-5) Prominent, under pressure over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 7, 3l behind Rosie's Premiere (8-11) at Haydock 5f 2yo hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Goldcrest 8-1 (8-13) Made all, pushed along 2f out, in command final furlong, ran on well, won at Windsor 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct beating Marigot Bay (8-8) by 3l, 7 ran.
Newsletter (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Dwelt, in rear, closer order 2f out, soon 6th, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Ainippe (8-12) at Curragh 5f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in Aug.
Rosie's Premiere (IRE) 25-1 (8-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 8l behind Naadirr (9-8) at Doncaster 6f Listed stks (1) gd in Mar.
Zuhoor Baynoona (IRE) 11-2 (8-7) Carried right start, soon chasing leader towards stand side, led over 1f out, drew clear, easily, won at Musselburgh 5f 2yo stks (3) gd in Oct beating Lightscameraction (8-9) by 4l, 5 ran.
