tracked leaders, switched left over 3f out, ridden and effort over 2f out to over 1f out, no extra when not much room approaching final furlong, kept on to go 3rd near finish, no impression with leading pair
mid-division, driven and headway 2f out, led approaching final furlong, ridden out
tracked leaders, driven well over 2f out, soon ridden and lost place, no impression from over 1f out
mid-division, headway on outside well over 2f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on
awkwardly away, led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure, no impression when lost 3rd near finish
raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced when edged left over 2f out, soon lost place, no impression final furlong
mid-division, lost placae 5f out, soon behind, no danger after
led 1f, tracked leader, ridden and lost place over 2f out, no impression final furlong
always in rear, outpaced halfway
Bridle Belle won at Thirsk and Ayr in her first season and it's reasonable to expect further improvement this year. But she may just be vulnerable on her reappearance on a quicker surface and we are inclined to give ASHVA a chance to prove himself in handicap company. Michael Dods has his string in good order and his son of Quiet American showed promise on turf last year before getting off the mark in a Southwell maiden on his return to action. A mark of 79 doesn't look restrictive here. Belgian Bill won over 7f here as a two-year-old and contested a Group 3 at Newmarket on his final start last year, but Orange Ace has more to do than when winning a Kempton maiden in November and Fred Willetts is better on the all-weather.
Azrael 25-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 6th of 10, 6l behind Klammer (8-12) at Newbury 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) gs in Oct.
Belgian Bill 10-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden 2f out, no impression, 6th of 7, 4l behind Rerouted (8-12) at Newmarket 7f 2yo Grp 3 (1) sft in Sep.
Bridle Belle 16-1 (9-0) Raced center, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on towards finish, not pace to challenge, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Mariachi Man (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Sep.
Fred Willetts (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 8, 10l behind Polar Kite (8-10) at Ripon 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Ashva (USA) 8-11fav (9-3) Prominent, tracked leader 5f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, asserted near finish, won at Southwell 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Mar beating Roninski (9-3) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Rhythm Of Light 16-1 (9-7) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden and raced standside over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 11, 11l behind Jack Smudge (9-2) at Pontefract 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (5) sft in Oct.
Orange Ace 8-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Silenzio (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
El Torbellino (IRE) 5-2 (8-12) With leaders, led after 1f, ridden and hung left over 2f out, soon clear, eased heavily towards finish, won at Newcastle 1m 2yo mdn (4) sft in Sep beating Good Boy Jackson (9-3) by 9l, 8 ran.
Il Battista 25-1 (8-3) In rear, ridden halfway, soon outpaced, last of 8, 21l behind Polar Kite (8-10) at Ripon 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
