in rear, pushed along and wide into straight 3f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
towards rear, wide into straight 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on towards finish
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
raced wide, held up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, led entering final furlong, ran on
led 1f, close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt, headway to lead after 1f, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, effort approaching 2f out, soon every chance, unable to quicken inside final furlong
tracked leader after 1f, ridden to lead approaching 2f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
French raider Time Shanakill is penalised for an earlier Listed win while Spark Plug finished in front of Primero when only fifth at Lingfield and has something to prove over this longer trip. What About Carlo has done all his winning over shorter so far but is still preferred to the likes of Via Via and Verdana Blue with Nicky Henderson’s charge likely to find this much tougher than the novices' race he won at Chelmsford on his debut in this code. Despite placing at the highest level as a three-year-old, ARCHITECTURE has still only won a maiden. But Hugo Palmer’s filly ran well when runner-up in a Listed race over track and trip on last month’s reappearance and gets the vote with first-time headgear expected bring improvement.
Time Shanakill (IRE) (9-2) 2nd of 5, nk behind Listen In (8-12) at Chantilly 1m 4f Grp 2 stks gd in Oct.
Pipes Of Peace (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Held up, switched left over 2f out, headway to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Nov beating Buzz (9-10) by 4 1/2l, 13 ran.
Primero (FR) 7-1 (9-2) Raced wide in touch, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Master The World (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
Reshoun (FR) 9-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, pushed along and headway on outside 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 23, 1 1/2l behind Royal Line (9-8) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Spark Plug (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Taken to post early, dwelt in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Master The World (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
Via Via (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden and faded inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Flaming Spear (9-2) at Kempton 1m lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
What About Carlo (FR) 80-1 (9-10) Took keen hold towards rear, pushed along on outside 3f out, never near leaders, 10th of 23, 8l behind Royal Line (9-8) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Architecture (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders, went 2nd entering final 2f, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Kasperenko (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
Verdana Blue (IRE) 9-2fav (11-11) Mid-division, outpaced after 2 out (usual 3 out), headway under pressure turning in, ridden and stayed on to take 4th towards finish, not reach leaders, 4th of 18, 3 1/2l behind Nietzsche (10-0) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (1) gd in Nov.
Dance Legend 16-1 (8-13) Pulled hard early towards rear, saddle soon slipped, progress on outside over 5f out, brought wide straight, lost place 3f out, soon eased, tailed off, last of 14, dist behind Company Asset (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) sft in Nov.
