ridden away from stalls, held up in mid-division, effort over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
chased leaders, dropped to mid-division after 2f, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish
prominent early, tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 2f out
chased leaders, lost some ground over 6f out, struggling over 2f out
led, driven over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
soon chasing leaders, effort over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra towards finish
slowly into stride, held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
held up rear of mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on, not trouble leaders
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, headway on outside over 6f out, lost place over 2f out
ridden leaving stalls, chasing leaders after 2f, went 2nd 8f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
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Absolute Queen went close over a longer trip a Wolverhampton and Devizes' earlier win here came over 2m. Royal Dream placed over a shorter trip at Lingfield but Geelong is preferred while Story Horse was narrowly beaten on the Tapeta recently. PAGE THREE missed out by only a neck over track and trip when fitted with cheekpieces for the first time and there looks more to come in the headgear.
Suffrajet (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Disputed 2nd, ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 6l behind Legendary Day (10-0) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Ocean Heights 33-1 (9-13) Held up in behind leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to go third final 50yds, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Miss Dolly Rocker (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Gentle Whinny (IRE) 18-1 (9-5) Chased leaders out wide, ridden along rounding home turn, faded gradually from over 1f out, 5th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Folk Star (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp fll (4) pol in Nov.
Absolute Queen (IRE) 10-3jfav (9-7) Chased leaders, effort to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Chase The Dollar (10-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Devizes (IRE) 14-1 (10-1) Dwelt, soon tracking leader, led after 1f, headed over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Solution (9-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Raintown (IRE) 22-1 (9-6) Slowly away, held up towards rear, switched left over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 14 1/2l behind Unlimited (9-1) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Red Royalist 80-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Glenister (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Royal Dream 7-1 (9-7) Prominent, chased leaders inside 2f out, ran on strongly down centre before 1f out, every chance when very briefly led when ridden entering final 110 yards, soon headed, kept on, just held on for second final stride, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Warren Hill (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Page Three (USA) 13-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 10f out, led over 9f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final 100 yards, kept on, always held, 2nd of 13, nk behind It's A Love Thing (9-9) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Secret Potion (GER) 14-1 (9-13) Slowly into stride, pushed along early, towards rear, some headway on rail over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 6th of 11, 11 1/4l behind God Of Thunder (10-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Geelong (FR) 11-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, 4th and no impression inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 3l behind It's A Love Thing (9-9) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Ciotog (IRE) 16-1 (9-9) Not much room start, held up towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Tiger Beetle (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Story Horse 7-2 (9-6) Raced keenly, led, joined when ridden and hung badly right inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 12, shd behind Niarbyl Bay (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.