slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not quicken
held up towards rear, closing when not clear run over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well
prominent, led 9f out, ridden over 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, in touch in mid-division, outpaced 3f out, rallied 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, pulled hard, headway over 4f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
prominent, took keen hold, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
broke well, held up in touch, trapped in behind horses over 2f out, lost ground on leaders, closed from over 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong
led 2f, prominent, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
CAST OF STARS by-passed the handicap earlier on the card to contest this maiden and the move can pay dividends. Ralph Beckett's Nayef gelding is the highest rated of these and his lack of acceleration may not be as much of a hindrance against this field. Fascination was placed in four of her six starts on turf but is another that appears to lack an extra gear, while Moonbalej is going backwards if his efforts over hurdles recently are a reliable guide. Wade Farm Billy is a winner over timber, however, and can't be discounted on his Polytrack debut.
Wade Farm Billy (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, hard driven approaching 2 out, never dangerous, 15th of 16, well behind Gold Reef (10-13) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (3) gs in Nov.
Cast Of Stars (IRE) 11-4 (9-3) Towards rear, progress to mid-division over 4f out, headway to 3rd over 2f out, chased winner and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 11, 3l behind La Concorde (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Moonbalej 11-2 (9-4) Led, headed well over 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 28l behind Il Portico (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
Royal And Ancient (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Pushed along in rear, headway over 2f out, soon beaten, 9th of 18, 12l behind Tres Coronas (9-7) at York 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Oct.
Royal Etiquette (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Took keen hold in 4th, stayed on from over 1f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Domino Dancer (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f sell stks (6) fm in Jul.
Dancing Belle 28-1 (9-3) In rear when wide on bend 3f out, always behind, 11th of 13, 14l behind Lady Of Garmoran (8-7) at Kempton 1m stks 0-55 (6) pol in Oct.
Fascination (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Tracked clear leader, lost place well over 2f out, 7th of 10, 22l behind Dynamic Drive (9-6) at Goodwood 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Lady Willa (IRE) 22-1 (8-8) Held up in rear, raced keenly, never a factor, 6th of 7, 9l behind Progress (9-4) at Brighton 7f flls hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.