led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway and switched left over 2f out, close up inside final furlong, not quicken final 75 yards
held up in mid-division, not much room and switched left over 2f out, headway 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led close home
chased leader, led 2f out, edged left and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly away, soon handy, driven over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on, headed close home
chased leaders, effort 2f out, close up inside final furlong, no extra close home
slowly into stride, ran green and always behind, tailed off final 3f
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, rider soon dropped whip and weakened
towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, kept on final 100 yards, never any chance
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway and edged right over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
John Betjeman has placed on the Flat and also over hurdles but the remainder with racecourse experience have yet to figure. Kashi’s has already been gelded and his breeding gives mixed signals regarding today’s trip but Cousin Rosaura is related to eight winners, including the useful Mabait, though all won over shorter distances. Stamina is present in Lemon Song’s pedigree but JOSEPHINE is a half-sister to a Group 3 winner over 1m2f so gets the speculative vote.
John Betjeman 4-1 (10-7) Pulled hard, not fluent 1st, soon led, slow 2nd and 3rd, headed 2 out, still every chance last, kept on, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Le Cameleon (11-5) at Chepstow 2m mdn (5) hvy in Jan.
Make Haste Slowly 14-1 (11-0) Close up, pushed along and weakened over 3f out, 8th of 11, 25 3/4l behind Litigate (11-0) at Fakenham 2m (5) gd in Oct.
Hey Gracie 66-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, never dangerous, 8th of 11, 17 1/4l behind Capla Crusader (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Tibbie Dunbar 8-1 (10-3) In touch, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Hunny Moon (10-11) at Stratford 2m mdn (5) sft in Mar.
Bo Taifan (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 11, 21 1/2l behind Pepper Bay (9-0) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Kashi (FR) Manduro gelding out of La Ville Lumiere.
Lemon Song (FR) Stormy River gelding out of Lemon Twist.
Cousin Rosaura Nathaniel filly out of Czarna Roza.
Fluttershy 50-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always behind, 8th of 11, 23 1/4l behind Cognac (9-5) at Musselburgh 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Aug.
Josephine Champs Elysees filly out of Puya.
Sposabella (IRE) Raven's Pass filly out of Belanoiva.
Cloud Thunder 40-1 (9-2) Rearing in stalls, slowly away, outpaced and always behind, 11th of 13, 34 1/4l behind Acquitted (9-8) at Newbury 1m stks (4) hvy in Oct.