behind, short lived effort on outside over 2f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, pushed along and wide straight, effort on outside 2f out, never going pace to reach leaders
mid-division on inside, no progress over 2f out
took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never able to challenge
mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd last stride, finished well, not able to reach winner
chased leading pair, weakened 3f out, tailed off
dwelt, took keen hold in rear, headway and switched to inside over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get to leaders
led 1f, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure, weakened close home
close up on outside, went 3rd over 3f out, ridden and hung right 2f out, weakened final furlong
steadied start, took keen hold, held up in mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
led after 1f, made most after, ridden and joined just over 1f out, ridden and stayed on gamely towards finish
took keen hold, tracked leading trio on inside, going well 3f out, stayed on to press winner and upsides just over 1f out, weakened towards finish
held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, strong run inside final furlong, finished well, not able to reach winner
Jo Crowley's course and distance maiden winner, Champagne Fizz, has held his form reasonably well in handicaps since then but he seems a shade high in the weights and in a competitive event what can only be a tentative vote goes to LACONICOS with New England rated the best of the rest. The selection disappointed at Newbury last time but earlier form on the Polytrack at Wolverhampton was fair and the eight-year-old has solid claims racing off a 1lb lower mark than when second in his last two races on the surface. December remains a maiden after 12 starts and of more interest may be George Baker's Iguacu, who has been running to a consistent level of form in similar races to this and he should be thereabouts again. Just one win from 23 starts tells you all that you need to know about Filun, while Inquisitress has more to do than when a narrow winner at Brighton last time. Nick Vaughan's New England has been running well in sellers and claimers of late and has claims off what seems a fair mark but Laconicos has an obvious chance and he looks the one to be with.
Fleur de Lion (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Rear division, modest late headway, 7th of 11, 12l behind Le Corvee (8-1) at Lingfield 1m 3f hcp (6) gf.
Filun 14-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, under pressure 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Blue Tango (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Mekong Miss 28-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders on outside, lost place over 4f out, weakened 3f out, 10th of 12, 24l behind Iceman George (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in May.
Laconicos (IRE) 25-1 (8-3) Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, no extra entering final furlong, 9th of 12, 5l behind Phoenix Flight (9-8) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Champagne Fizz (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 6th of 13, 7l behind On Terms (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Apr.
Arniecoco 10-1 (9-3) Mid-division, driven along 4f out, soon beaten, 7th of 15, 23l behind Tripod Molly (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jun '08.
December 11-2 (9-0) Took keen hold, pressed leader, led inside final 4f, kept narrow advantage, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 8l behind Batchworth Blaise (8-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in May.
Straight Laced 7-1 (8-9) Led, headed 11f out, chased leader until 4f out, hung left and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 41l behind Rare Ruby (9-9) at Nottingham 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Some Time Good (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Chased leaders over 6f, 7th of 16, 6l behind Musical Script (8-13) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Mayfair's Future 14-1 (8-11) Mid-division, took keen hold, headway 5f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Iceman George (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in May.
Litenup (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Took keen hold, led, clear over 6f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 14, 22l behind Iceman George (8-13) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp (6) gd in May.
New England 6-4fav (8-11) Chased leader over 2f, in touch, strong challenge from over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, held close home, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Sea Land (8-11) at Catterick 1m 4f 4yo sell stks (6) gf in May.
Iguacu 11-4fav (8-7) Dwelt, soon in mid-division, clipped heels and stumbled over 6f out, headway to chase winner 4f out, ridden 3f out, no extra and lost 2 places inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Channel Crossing (8-6) at Leicester 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Inquisitress 7-1 (8-6) Tracked leader, raced keenly, led over 6f out, hung right under pressure over 1f out, strongly challenged inside final furlong, just held on, won at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf beating Yourgolftravel Com (9-6) by ns, 5 ran.
