held up in rear, headway into 3rd 3f out, soon ridden and outpaced, weakened over 1f out
made all, ridden 2f out where 2 lengths clear, soon asserted, 7 lengths clear approaching final furlong, went further clear inside final furlong, easily
midfield, ridden over 3f out, soon dropped to last and outpaced, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, ridden over 2f out where 2 lengths down, soon outpaced by winner, kept on one pace entering final furlong
A couple of these have been off the track since May. Prince of Zenda was well beaten in a couple of handicaps back then so BRITANNICA is preferred on her second in a maiden on soft ground at Thirsk. Night Breeze and Shaka showed a modicum of improvement on their latest starts without threatening.
Night Breeze (IRE) 100-1 (9-4) Rear mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, kept on, never on terms, 6th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Akkadian Thunder (9-4) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Sep.
Prince of Zenda 15-2 (9-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, gradually weakened, 9th of 14, 7 1/2l behind Greek Order (9-9) at Sandown 1m hcp (4) gd in May.
Shaka 66-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, ran on same pace, 3rd of 8, 6 1/2l behind Fletcher's Flight (9-5) at Redcar 6f stks (5) gd in Sep.
Britannica Evensfav (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and went second over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, kept on final 50yds, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Classic Puzzle (9-2) at Thirsk 7f mdn fll stks (4) sft in May.