chased leaders, went 2nd and hung left on camber from over 1f out, kept on but never able to challenge
chased leaders on inside, hung badly right from 4f out, soon lost place, behind and eased over 1f out
raced keenly, made virtually all, ridden out, unchallenged
off the pace, switched sharply left to inside after 1f, headway halfway, switched right over 1f out, went modest 3rd inside final furlong
outpaced
chased leaders on outside, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders on inside, ridden 2f out, outpaced approaching final furlong, plugged on in modest 4th inside final furlong
led briefly, chased winner, ridden and no impression when lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Foxcatcher won a maiden on soft going at Windsor in the autumn but has already been beaten of a lower mark in a handicap. Kiribati, placed four times last season, could be making his handicap debut on a decent mark and is respected but Hidden Stash has been very disappointing since winning here in August and is now visored. Raffle King wasn’t beaten far on debut here last year and is unexposed but we’ll give another chance to OTOMO as he went close twice over 7f here last year and should have the pace to cope with this first try in a sprint.
Raffle King (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, soon headway, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 6 1/4l behind Sparkalot (9-2) at Kempton 6f mdn stks (4) pol in Apr.
Kiribati 11-4fav (9-5) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Little Miss Daisy (9-0) at Lingfield 5f mdn stks (4) pol in Dec.
Otomo 4-1 (8-13) Soon led, headed 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led again approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Red Guana (8-10) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
Baby Gal 8-1 (9-4) Keen tracked leaders, lost place 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Altiko Tommy (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Pastfact 12-1 (8-13) Always towards rear, 12th of 15, 6 1/2l behind Broadhaven Honey (9-4) at Windsor 5f (5) gf in Oct.
Pulsating (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Always in rear, 8th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Tai Hang Dragon (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.
Hidden Stash 16-1 (9-2) Raced wide, close up, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 11 1/4l behind Angel Of Darkness (9-8) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Billy's Boots 11-4 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression in 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 5, 6 1/2l behind Gnaad (9-5) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Foxcatcher 4-7fav (9-0) Led early, prominent, switched left over 2f out, led again over 1f out, ridden and went clear final 100 yards, comfortably, won at Windsor 5f mdn stks (5) sft in Oct beating Mercers (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
