chased leaders on outside, ridden 3f out, lost place over 2f out
slowly away, held up and behind, ridden over 1f out, some headway final furlong, no impression
made all, clear over 2f out until over 1f out, stayed on well to go clear again final 100 yards, unchallenged
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up, driven and effort over 1f out, never on terms
held up, ridden and struggling over 2f out
held up, closed 3f out, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased winner, ridden to close over 1f out, no impression final 100 yards
Bubbly Bailey returns to the minimum trip but remains 6lb higher than last month's course and distance win. Burnt Cream is usually thereabouts in similar company without being quite good enough and Nelson's Pride was still beaten a long way despite making the frame at Lingfield last time. QUALITY ART's recent third at Wolverhampton is more encouraging as he's slipped 10lb down the weights this year and a return to winning ways looks imminent.
Bubbly Bailey 5-2fav (9-6) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Chevise (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Burnt Cream 10-1 (9-3) Off the pace towards rear, not clearest of runs and switched left inside final furlong, ran on into 3rd final 50 yards, never nearer, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Haadeeth (8-13) at Bath 5f hcp 0-65 (6) fm in Sep.
Pearl Noir 3-1fav (9-4) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 5l behind Give Us A Belle (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) in Nov.
Nelson's Pride 20-1 (8-7) Raced wide took keen hold, headway to join leaders after 1f, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 7l behind Elhaam (9-0) at Lingfield 6f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Quality Art (USA) 13-2 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Your Gifted (8-13) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) in Nov.
Trending (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, last of 11, 12l behind Molly Jones (8-12) at Bath 5f hcp 0-55 (6) fm in Jul.
Imaginary Diva 9-2 (9-5) Chased leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 8l behind Gypsy Rider (8-8) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) in Oct.
Warm Order 13-2 (9-2) Chased leading pair until pushed along halfway, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 6l behind Synonym (8-13) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Nov.
Senora Lobo (IRE) 100-1 (8-7) Very keen to post, awkwardly away, in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 13l behind Ingenti (8-10) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Oct.
