led, hard driven over 1f out, headed and no extra closing stages
dwelt, raced in rear, never a factor
chased leader, effort over 2f out, soon one pace
tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon one pace, weakened close home
held up in touch, keen hold, effort over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
steadied in rear, under pressure over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, nearest finish
raced keenly in mid-division, lost place over 2f out, eased final furlong
mid-division, driven over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on strongly to lead close home
dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer
mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, soon no impression
Late starter HIDDEN DESTINY has improved for racing on the all-weather tracks and lost his maiden tag over 6f at Wolverhampton last month. The handicapper was suitably impressed and raised him 10lb as a result but there should be plenty more to come from Peter Makin's charge. Lake Chini has been running consistently well and so has Cavitie. They could both figure, while Mack's Sister and Nollaig Shona are not out of it either if things fall their way.
Hidden Destiny 12-1 (9-3) Made all, ridden inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Opus Dei (9-3) by 1l, 10 ran.
Pilgrim Dancer (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, mid-division, lost place over 2f out, 7th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Mango Music (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Mack's Sister 4-1fav (9-6) Mid-divsion on outside, lost place over 2f out, switched left well over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, unable to reach leaders, 6th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Pragmatist (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
Nollaig Shona (IRE) 11-2 (9-8) Led, raced keenly, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 12, 7l behind Wooden King (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
C'Mon You Irons (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Raced wide tracked leader, ridden and weakened final furlong, last of 10, 8l behind Arctic Lynx (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Namir (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) Behind, hard driven before halfway, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 14l behind Bouncy Bouncy (8-6) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Sep.
Moonlight Cass (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 12, 5l behind Danzoe (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Torres Del Paine 25-1 (8-11) Mid-division, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 11l behind Chief Exec (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Sep.
Resplendent Alpha 9-2fav (9-4) Dwelt, mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Espy (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Chinese Democracy (USA) 12-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, no extra close home, 4th of 12, 1/2l behind Wooden King (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Cavitie 7-2fav (9-4) Prominent, took keen hold, unable to quicken over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 11, 4l behind Nollaig Shona (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
Lake Chini (IRE) 7-2fav (8-10) Dwelt, behind, ridden over 1f out, soon headway, stayed on strongly to take 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Grudge (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
