tracked leader, led 10f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, good headway between horses over 1f out, pushed along and quickened to lead final 100 yards, bit in hand
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 8f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards, lost 2nd towards finish
held up in 5th, headway 2f out, chasing leaders edging right when snatched up approaching final furlong, lost place and no chance after
wore hood to post, raced keenly, led 1f, tracked leader until over 8f out, handy 3rd on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened towards finish
raced keenly, held up in last trio, outpaced and struggling in rear over 2f out, never involved
held up off the pace in rear, good headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, not pace to challenge
held up in 6th, pushed along and headway out wide over 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, held up off the pace in last pair, never a factor
Simply Sondheim’s winning streak came to an end in a valuable handicap at Newmarket in October though he’ll be winning again this year. But CHANTICO opened his account with a victory in novice company at Lingfield last month and with more to come now handicapping, Roger Varian’s charge can go in again. Bizarre Law returns to action with a shout and is preferred to Udaberri but Jenson Benson is upped in class and Candy Shack makes her handicap and all-weather debut having gone close at Goodwood last summer.
Lizzie Jean 8-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 23 1/4l behind Unspoken (9-5) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Simply Sondheim (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Close up, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 16, 12 1/4l behind Al Nafir (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Bizarre Law 8-1 (9-7) Prominent, headway under pressure over 2f out, disputed lead over 1f out, ran on well and headed final furlong, lost third final strides, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Haunted Dream (9-12) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Open Champion (IRE) 10-3 (11-0) In touch, pushed along and no impression 2 out, fell next, at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Feb.
Chantico 5-4 (9-7) Wore hood to post, held up off the pace in 4th, closer inside final 3f, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (3) pol in Mar beating Idee Fixee (9-7) by 2l, 7 ran.
Candy Shack (FR) 9-4 (8-9) Chased leaders, raced keenly, went 2nd over 6f out, ridden and close up when wandering about from over 2f out until over 1f out, held inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Country Pyle (9-11) at Goodwood 1m 6f mdn stks (4) gf in Jun.
Udaberri (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, switched right and headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed final 75 yards out, lost 2nd last stride, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Ziggy (9-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Destiny Queen (FR) 22-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 18 1/2l behind Terra Mitica (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gf in Jul.
Jenson Benson (IRE) 15-8fav (9-9) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on, no impression on winner inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind The Bay Warrior (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
