raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, weakened quickly over 1f out
led joined 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace in 3rd
raced wide, tracked leader, upsides on bit 2f out, rider delayed challenge until led over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards
raced keenly, always towards rear, tailed off
started very slowly, off the pace in last pair, pushed along and outpaced when ran green over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders, pushed along out wide over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong
off the pace towards rear, never threatened
held up in mid-division, headway out wide 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on to lead final 100 yards, cosily
mid-division on inside, ridden along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and beaten inside final 2f
Chorlton Lane was a visually impressive winner at Newcastle back in September though beat little and NAILS MURPHY (NAP) is preferred. The latter beat a horse rated 87 with a subsequent winner back in third when making a winning debut at Chelmsford and can defy a penalty. Sam's Hope finished a lot closer at Southwell last time while Floating Spirit is a sister to a winner and Sundazed is another newcomer to note.
Heavens Light (IRE) 80-1 (9-2) Mid-division on outside, pushed along and weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 16 1/4l behind Glam Puss (8-12) at Southwell 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Nails Murphy (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on well, won at Chelmsford City 7f stks (4) pol in Nov beating Ottoman Prince (9-11) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Chorlton Lane (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd over 2f out, led cruising along over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, impressive, won at Newcastle 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep beating The King's Men (9-7) by 3 3/4l, 8 ran.
Kay Ceraar (IRE) 66-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced halfway, 10th of 15, 11 1/2l behind Awtaad Prince (9-7) at Leicester 6f stks (4) hvy in Oct.
Starlight Nation (IRE) Sioux Nation gelding out of Starlight Princess.
Sam's Hope 40-1 (9-2) Slowly away, towards rear, kept on from over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Mr Squires (9-7) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Scarlet 250-1 (8-13) Pulled hard, towards rear, driven 3f out, outpaced, 9th of 12, 16 1/2l behind Dragon Icon (9-4) at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Nov.
Sundazed (IRE) Australia filly out of Sunbird.
Floating Spirit Charm Spirit filly out of Zero Gravity.
Billie Lou 150-1 (9-0) Dwelt towards rear, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Ipanema Princess (9-2) at Epsom 7f mdn fll stks (4) gf in Jul.