tracked leader, joined leader over 4f out, ridden 2f out, no extra and lost 2nd place inside final furlong
led, challenged over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in rear, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced
in touch, went 3rd from 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon clear
tracked leaders, ridden 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place inside final furlong, no chance with winner
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Sandro Botticelli won this last year under Frankie Dettori but beat lower rated horses than MUNTAHAA. The latter won a Listed handicap at Chester in August before finishing fourth in the St Leger here when last in action. Chemical Charge has a chance at the weights but last year’s string of seconds is off-putting while Frontiersman won a handicap at Newmarket in September but has plenty to find with the selection on collateral form. Tawdeea is a decent handicapper facing tougher opposition on his reappearance while Maleficent Queen’s form tailed off last year after landing a Listed event at Ayr in May.
Muntahaa (IRE) 4-1 (9-1) Took keen hold, tracked leader, led after 2f, driven and headed over 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, no chance with front trio from over 1f out, 4th of 9, 10 3/4l behind Harbour Law (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Tawdeea 16-1 (9-6) Held up, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 15, 5 1/2l behind Prize Money (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Nov.
Frontiersman 7-2fav (8-11) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace approaching final furlong, 6th of 16, 6 3/4l behind Duretto (9-4) at Newbury 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gs in Oct.
Maleficent Queen 12-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 15, 10 1/2l behind Carnachy (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gf in Nov.
Chemical Charge (IRE) (9-5) 2nd of 16, 2l behind Satanicjim (9-1) at Toulouse 1m 4f lst stks sft in Dec.
Saigon City 6-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, ran on, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Arch Villain (10-0) at Ascot 2m hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Sandro Botticelli (IRE) 6-4fav (9-5) Tracked front pair, disputed 2nd 7f out, ridden and lost place over 2f out, weakened 1f out, last of 5, 7 1/2l behind Winterlude (9-2) at Kempton 2m stks (2) pol in Feb.
Desert Point (FR) 10-1 (10-12) Jumped left, prominent, led 3rd, not fluent and headed 8th, weakened approaching normal 2 out, 5th of 11, dist behind Cracking Find (11-5) at Catterick 2m 3f (4) gs in Jan.