started slowly, always in rear
held up, soon behind, pushed along and headway over 3f out, ridden and one pace final 2f
slowly into stride, always in rear, niggled along 4f out, tailed off
held up towards rear, niggled along and no chance final 4f
chased leading pair, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, pushed along 4f out, never near leaders
soon led, headed 3f out, soon pushed along, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
held up in touch, every chance over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up mid-division, niggled along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no headway
led early, held up in touch, led on bit just over 1f out, ridden and headed well inside final furlong, not quicken
held up mid-division, pushed along 4f out, no headway final 2f
with leader, led going well 3f out, ridden and headed just over 1f out, one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, held up well in rear, good headway on outside 3f out, shaken up well over 1f out, ridden and edged left 1f out, led well inside final furlong, cleverly
held up mid-division, pushed along 4f out, soon ridden, behind final 3f
held up and behind, reminder and short-lived effort 3f out
reminder 4f out, always in rear
Hurdler Coeur Blimey won this last year so Flying Tiger, a Grade 3 winner over timber, warrants a second look on only his second run on the Flat. Baasem’s fourth at Nottingham in November was decent form and he should do better this year. Wedding Blue was second at Nottingham in October and might be more progressive than Global Falcon. Aloe Vera is a sister to a winning miler in France and closely related to the Park Hill winner Alyssa so is an interesting newcomer but Roger Varian’s yard has been quick to find its stride and Kempton winner MANORAH can double his tally if carrying his form over to the Turf.
Bambys Boy 11-2 (11-4) Tracked leader, blundered 5 out, led before 4 out, pushed along and headed before 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, dist behind Nube Negra (11-0) at Doncaster 2m 1f (4) sft in Jan.
Flying Tiger (IRE) 7-2fav (11-5) Held up in rear, smooth headway travelling well on heels of leaders approaching 2 out, dived at the last, weakened run-in, 5th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Crooks Peak (11-5) at Newbury 2m hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Indian Harbour 28-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, not fluent 4 out, soon outpaced, disputed 4th when blundered and brought down next, at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Dancing Lilly Sir Percy filly out of Bhima.
Manorah (IRE) 2-1fav (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on, won at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Nov beating Vasiliev (9-2) by nk, 11 ran.
Admirals Bay (GER) 20-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, always behind, 10th of 14, 16 3/4l behind Khuzaam (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Baasem (USA) 40-1 (9-5) Wore hood in paddock and on his toes, difficult loading, quickly away, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd 1f out, weakened, 4th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Surfman (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Nov.
Culture (FR) (9-2) 3rd of 13, 1l behind Adorian (8-11) at Amiens 1m mdn stks gd in Nov.
Global Falcon 9-4 (9-5) Held up towards rear, plugged on late, never a threat, 5th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Days Of Glory (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Apr.
Maiden Castle 80-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, shaken up, ran on, never nearer, 4th of 14, 9 1/4l behind Khuzaam (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Sherwood Forrester Nayef gelding out of Panoptic.
Wedding Blue 16-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, chased winner, carried right on bend 6f out, pushed along and stayed on same pace final 2f, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Mubariz (9-0) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) gf in Oct.
Aloe Vera Invincible Spirit filly out of Almiranta.
Miss Harriett Arvico filly out of Ivorsagoodun.
Storm Eleanor Mukhadram filly out of Alkhana.
Vakilita (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, soon lost place, 8th of 11, 23 1/4l behind Imperial Charm (9-0) at Newmarket 7f fll stks (4) sft in Nov.
