held up, ridden and some progress 3f out, never on terms
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden and edged left 2f out, no impression with winner
towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened
towards rear, headway over 3f out, soon edged left and weakened
made all, ridden 3f out, edged right inside final furlong
tracked leaders, weakened over 3f out
prominent, ridden and weakened 3f out
prominent and keen, ridden 4f out, soon lost place and behind
Moyoko, Princess Zada and Nelly's Glen are the three to note with the vote going to the last named. The selection was in winning action at Brighton on a soft surface to warrant repect here. He is only three pounds higher here so could be still well treated and is a horse to stay on the right side of. Moyoko won on the all weather last winter and has not really troubled the judge since. He did run with a little credit last time when eighth of fourteen at Kempton but he is not certain to handle the heavy ground conditions. Princess Zada is a more reliable type coming from a yard in form. He has been running consistently well of late and caught the eye when second to Montrachet here over a mile last time out so any market moves should be noted. But for the winner we return to Nelly's Glen.
Celtic Spa (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) With leader, ridden over 2f out and weakened, 10th of 12, 16l behind Topiary Ted (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Princess Zada 11-4 (9-6) Prominent, led 4f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 9, 2l behind Montrachet (9-7) at Chepstow 1m 3yo hcp (5) sft.
Nelly's Glen 9-1 (9-5) Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, hard ridden and led well over 1f out, all out, won at Brighton 7f 3yo hcp (5) gs beating Zelos (9-1) by a nk, 10 ran.
Primeshade Promise 50-1 (8-6) Behind, some headway over 2f out, never near leaders, 10th of 14, 10l behind Eccollo (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Moyoko (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous, 8th of 14, 5l behind Bucharest (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcap (6) pol.
Kims Rose (IRE) 50-1 (8-8) Pulled hard, tracked leaders, lost place halfway, last of 13, 25l behind Dark Moon (8-6) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Feb.
It's No Problem (IRE) 33-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders to 3f out, weakened rapidly from 2f out, 9th of 11, 19l behind Lady Gloria (9-7) at Sandown 1m 1f hcap (5) gs in May.
Stars Above 9-1 (8-9) With leader, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 22l behind Flying Grey (8-11) at Bath 1m 3yo sll hcp (6) gd in Jun.