chased winner until approaching halfway, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up in last pair, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leading trio, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, always held
held up in rear, ridden and no headway inside final 2f
tracked leading pair, went 2nd approaching halfway until ridden and edged left over 1f out, weakened final furlong, eased
steadied start, held up in 5th, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
A good race with the clash of four recent winners and the remaining quartet not ruled out, although it may well be that Callendula and Every Instinct need the run. Lungarno Palace hasn't struck form this term and Rose Above has a below-par run to put behind her but Yankee Mail has done well for Gay Kellaway the last twice after being picked up from a seller. This is harder though, whilst Roy Rocket has a 6lb penalty to deal with for a narrow success here last time. However, he must make the short-list because of his love for the coastal venue - all career wins having come here. The penny seems to have dropped with Nigel since joining Richard Hughes and he's respected but LONGSIDE was impressive at Yarmouth last time and the 8lb he receives from the top weight could prove decisive for the progressive four-year-old.
Nigel 9-4 (9-7) Made all, edged right approaching final furlong, ran on, won at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun beating Lord Reason (9-4) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Lungarno Palace (USA) 14-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 2f out, one pace and slightly hampered inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Shrewd (9-7) at York 1m 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Every Instinct (IRE) 9-4fav (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 5 1/2l behind U S Navy Seal (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn stks (4) pol in Dec.
Rose Above 10-1 (9-7) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, some headway and effort over 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened final furlong, last of 9, 12 1/2l behind Jacob Cats (9-10) at Newmarket 1m 5f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Roy Rocket (FR) 3-1 (9-12) In touch in rear, headway to chase clear leader over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead final strides, won at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Palisade (8-5) by hd, 6 ran.
Longside 2-5fav (9-7) Tracked leaders on inside, led well over 1f out, clear entering final furlong, eased towards finish, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f mdn hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Troy Boy (8-2) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.
Yankee Mail (FR) 10-3 (8-11) Chased leading trio, headway on outside 2f out, ridden to challenge and went badly left 1f out, soon led, ran on well, eased close home, won at Brighton 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gf in Jun beating Ickymasho (9-7) by 1 3/4l, 4 ran.
Callendula 7-1 (9-2) Mid-division, hard ridden well over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, no extra final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Corton Lad (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
