held up in touch, ridden and lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
held up, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, unable to challenge
held up, went 2nd after 3f until ridden over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
took keen hold, led 2f, stayed handy, led again over 1f out, always doing enough inside final furlong
prominent, led after 2f, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
steadied start, held up in rear, headway 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, always being held by winner
LAIKA (NAP) made her belated racecourse debut in a bumper in October and ran well for third on her first start on the Flat at Wolverhampton last week. That run came over a mile and with middle-distances looking sure to suit, Brian Ellison's mare gets the vote. Silver Mountain was not beaten far over 1m5f in a bumper on the Polytrack at Lingfield last month and could figure on that evidence but Lesson In Life is no certainty to appreciate today's longer trip if breeding is anything to go by.
Centralized 200-1 (9-2) Behind, outpaced, tailed off from 4f out, 11th of 12, well behind Lunasea (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Laika 14-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, held up in touch, pushed along 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, stayed on, unable to challenge, 3rd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Rightway (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6).
Par Three (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Prominent, soon 2nd, on terms after 6f, led from early straight, joined from 3f out, headed from 2f out, soon no impression, switched right and one pace final furlong, 5th of 16, 13l behind Silver Concorde (10-2) at Navan 2m mdn stks in Oct.
Silver Mountain 8-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out on outer, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Prince Of Poets (10-12) at Lingfield 1m 5f 3yo NH flat (AWT) (6) std in Nov.
Lesson In Life 12-1 (9-0) Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 8l behind L'inganno Felice (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5).
Pink And Black (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) In rear, kept on from over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 6, 7l behind Assoluta (8-6) at Bath 1m 2f fll hcp (5) fm in Jul.