slowly into stride, raced keenly towards rear, steady headway on inside 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on between horses inside final furlong to lead final 100 yards, soon clear
held up in last pair, never on terms
held up towards rear, some late headway, never going pace to reach leaders
mid-division on outside, ridden chasing leaders 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, almost snatched 2nd, never going pace to challenge
behind most of way
chased leaders, headway on outside went 3rd just inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced keenly tracking leading pair, went 2nd halfway, closer over 1f out, ridden to lead last half furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards, just held on for 2nd
never nearer than mid-division
led, went clear halfway, ridden inside final 2f, reduced lead soon after, headed last half furlong no extra towards finish
chased leader until halfway, chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f
always behind
Gregorian Girl has been raised 5lb for winning over track and trip while River Dawn has a 7lb hike to contend with after scoring over 7f at Brighton back in July. COLONEL SLADE is preferred given an apprentice’s allowance reduces a 7lb rise for completing a double with last month’s victory at Wolverhampton and he gets the nod. Delicate Kiss wasn’t beaten far when finishing only fifth at Lingfield while Quarry Beach is usually thereabouts without winning and Perfecimperfection’s earlier success at Chelmsford came over 1m2f.
Delicate Kiss 8-1 (9-4) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, 5th of 11, 3/4l behind Bobby Biscuit (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Magic Mirror 10-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 8th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Kings Highway (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Perfecimperfection (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Lucky Turn (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.
Quarry Beach 5-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Al Moataz (9-4) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Mr Mac 20-1 (9-2) Always in rear, last of 10, 6 1/2l behind Pytilia (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Gregorian Girl 10-1 (9-5) Led early, settled tracking leaders, headway on outside 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on, won at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Comeonfeeltheforce (9-7) by 1l, 13 ran.
River Dawn 15-8fav (9-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on well, unchallenged, won at Brighton 7f hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Tarrzan (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Winter Gleam (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Tracked leader far side, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 14 1/4l behind Broughtons Flare (8-11) at Newmarket 7f hcp (5) gf in May.
Colonel Slade (IRE) 6-4fav (9-2) Made all, driven over 2f out, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Traveller (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Cuttin' Edge (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, soon weakened, last of 14, 35 1/4l behind Madeleine Bond (9-9) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Altar Boy 20-1 (9-8) In touch, headway approaching final furlong, weakening when short of room inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Beepeecee (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
