slowly away in rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched right, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
close up, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace and lost two places inside final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, comfortable
in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, faded final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, ran without tongue tie
PAPER FACES was only beaten a short-head over 1m4f at Wolverhampton last time and should be going one better here, though Lost The Moon was close up in a blanket finish that day and was finishing strongly so can’t be ignored. Ruby Wednesday steps up again in trip after her fourth at Kempton and looks fully exposed and Le Tissier has also had plenty of chances. Istimraar has been going backwards over hurdles and makes limited appeal back on the Flat.
Karam Albaari (IRE) 28-1 (9-8) Mid-division, lost place over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, soon well beaten, last of 10, 34 3/4l behind Cacica (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Istimraar (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Led, headed 2 out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened between last 2, 7th of 9, 17 3/4l behind Trapper Peak (11-0) at Leicester 2m (5) gs in Nov.
Paper Faces (USA) 11-2 (9-4) Led 1f, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, kept on and caught post, 2nd of 10, shd behind Major Ben (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Lorelei 14-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway on wide outside over 4f out, 2nd over 2f out, disputing lead 2f out until winner went on over 1f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 13 1/2l behind Medicine Hat (9-13) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Ruby Wednesday 16-1 (9-1) Behind, headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 4th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Art Of Swing (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Lost The Moon 11-1 (9-3) In rear, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 6th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Major Ben (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Sayedaati Saadati (IRE) 25-1 (9-12) Raced keenly, led until over 8f out, chased leader until 8f out, handy 3rd until 5f out, soon pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 19l behind New Agenda (11-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Le Tissier 10-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, in touch after 2f, outpaced over 3f out, switched left and stayed on from over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Jersey Bull (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Demand Respect 66-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, well behind final 4f, 6th of 8, 22 3/4l behind Wadigor (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.