chased leaders, on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, disputing 2nd inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
raced keenly, pressed leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on
always behind
chased leaders, ridden on outside over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong
held up, towards rear, ridden and no headway when hung left over 1f out
led, ridden and headed 2f out, chased winner, no impression when lost 2nd well inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd
restless in stalls and slowly into stride, mid-division on inside, headway between horses over 2f out, ridden and stayed on into 2nd well inside final furlong, not reach winner
pulled hard, raced wide, towards rear, weakened 3f out
Nonrunner
Barista recorded his first win on the all-weather in 14 attempts when scoring at Southwell and is upped 6lb. Tommy's Secret went close here last month and has a shout on that form but was behind runner-up REBEL STATE and fourth-placed Pacific Salt over track and trip before that. The former finished second again at Kempton last time and Richard Spencer’s charge gets another chance in this. Wasseem is getting no closer despite slipping down the weights and thogh Anjuna Beach was in good form early this year he hasn’t raced since April.
Tommy's Secret 5-2fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led entering final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 14, 3/4l behind Foie Gras (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Pacific Salt (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Held up mid-division, joined leader over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened towards finish, 6th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Fast And Hot (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Muthraab Aldaar (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Outpaced, 13th of 14, 31 1/2l behind Vincenzo Coccotti (9-4) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Barista (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) In touch, headway 2f out, led entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Limerick Lord (8-9) by 2 1/2l, 11 ran.
Rebel State (IRE) 15-8fav (9-3) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on to chase winner towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Music Major (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Amor Invicto (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, 10th of 12, 12 1/2l behind Rhythm And Blues (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Catastrophe 3-1fav (9-5) Keen, led early, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 7l behind Roman De Brut (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Anjuna Beach (USA) 14-1 (9-6) Slowly away keen in rear, headway entering final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Glasgow Central (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Wasseem (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, not clear run over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Drago (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.