pressed winner until ridden omitted 3 out, held in 4th when left clear 2nd 2 out, plugged on
keen, made most, left clear 2 out, stayed on
close up, tracked leaders 6th, tracking winner going well when fell 2 out
in rear, ridden and struggling from 6th, behind passing omitted 3 out, pulled up 2 out
in touch, headway to track leaders 6th, tracking winner when nearly brought down 2 out and came to a stand still, pulled up
hit first, tracked leaders, hit 4th, ridden 6th, soon weakened, behind passing omitted 3 out, left remote 3rd 2 out
Last month’s course and distance winner Mamoo possibly find 3m too far on a return visit but he was beaten 12 lengths by Fixed Rate here in October, though is 14lb better off. ARTIFICE SIVOLA has been chasing since winning this last year off a 6lb lower mark but French rider Maxime Tissier takes off a handy 7lb and Lucy Wadham’s grey can take the honours again. Argante won his maiden here last season and was third on the all-weather last month, his first run since July, so is respected.
Fixed Rate 6-1 (10-11) Led 1st, headed narrowly after 6th, lost place 4 out, weakened from next, 6th of 10, dist behind Value At Risk (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Artifice Sivola (FR) 7-2fav (11-11) Mid-division on outside, closed 3rd, pushed along 9th, 6th and struggling when fell next, at Fakenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Mariah's Legend 50-1 (10-7) Pressed leader early and mistake 1st, chased clear leader after next, jumped slowly and outpaced after 6th, weakened after next, pulled up before 5 out, at Kempton 2m 2f (4) gs in Nov.
Argante (FR) 25-1 (10-2) Held up in rear, headway and widest of all 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Caged Lightning (10-0) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Crookstown (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) In touch, headway 3 out, weakened next, last of 7, 36 1/4l behind Grand Vision (11-12) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Mamoo 6-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened next, 7th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Minella Gathering (10-8) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
