tracked leaders, headway to lead over 7f out, driven and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led 3f, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, outpaced final furlong
dwelt, recovered to go prominent after 2f, led narrowly over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, ridden and one pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, driven over 2f out, ridden and headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, led post
raced keenly, held up mid-division, headway to lead after 3f, headed over 7f out, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on, just held
in rear, driven and headway on inside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, driven and headway to lead narrowly inside final 2f, ridden 1f out, edged right, kept on, headed post
held up mid-division, lost place over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, never a threat
It took Mistress Nellie 29 outings to get her head in front but she did so over track and trip last time and is raised 3lb. But CHENG GONG has gone close on the all-weather in all three outings since scoring at Yarmouth in October and Tom Clover’s charge may be the one to side with. Arlecchino's Arc beat Muraaqeb over 1m2f at Chelmsford earlier and both have subsequently placed over the same trip while Cape Hideaway debuts for Mick Appleby’s yard having won at Doncaster in 2018 when last racing on the Flat.
Cape Hideaway 13-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, 2nd before 4th until next, chased leaders, weakened, 5th of 14, 24 1/4l behind North Star Oscar (11-3) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Genuine Approval (IRE) 40-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 10th of 12, 17 3/4l behind Hooflepuff (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Arlecchino's Arc (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Prominent, challenged over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Music Major (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Muraaqeb 11-2 (9-2) Chased leaders early on outside, soon steadied into mid-division, headway on wide outside 2f out, ran on under pressure to lead 100 yards out, headed towards finish, lost 2nd last strides, 3rd of 12, 1/4l behind Deleyll (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Cheng Gong 10-3 (8-12) Raced keenly, tracked leader 3f, handy 3rd, 2nd again over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final 2f, headed and no extra final 100 yards, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Social City (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Janus (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out, no impression after, 9th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Famous Dynasty (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Wildomar 33-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride and not much room after start, towards rear, pushed along and struggling in 6th over 3f out, never on terms, 8th of 12, 24 3/4l behind Foresee (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Billy Star 25-1 (8-11) Dwelt towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, never nearer, 8th of 16, 6 1/4l behind King Athelstan (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Mistress Nellie 5-2fav (9-5) Chased leaders, not clear run when closing over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Howardian Hills (9-6) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
