tracked leaders, headway on outside into 2nd 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish
held up in 5th on inside, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
wore ear plugs in preliminaries, raced keenly tracking leading pair, not clear run on inside over 2f out, switched left and stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd post, not reach winner
led and set even tempo, ridden and kept on well when pressed inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish, lost 2nd on line
held up in 6th, no headway final 2f
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten
raced keenly, held up in rear, niggled along 4f out, never a factor
tracked leader, pushed along and lost 2nd 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
Archie Watson trained last year’s inaugural winner but Cafe Espresso will find this tougher than the seller she won at Lingfield and steps up in trip along with the rest of the field. Sapa Inca should appreciate the longer distance on her return having finished thereabouts without threatening last year but a chance is taken on WANAASAH. She struggled in a higher grade last time when dropped back to a mile but Dave Loughnane’s filly was beaten only a head over 1m2f before that and gets the nod on that form. Navadir has also placed over 1m2f while Little India and Mrs Meader go handicapping for the first time.
Cafe Espresso 11-8 (8-0) Made most, pushed along over 1f out, ridden out, won at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (6) pol in Apr beating Glorious Dane (8-5) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Little India (FR) (9-2) 15th of 17, 13l behind Tamniah (9-2) at Deauville 1m 2f mdn stks gs in Oct.
Sapa Inca (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Led, clear halfway, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Woven (9-2) at York 7f stks (3) gs in Sep.
Wanaasah 13-2 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 11 1/2l behind Prince Of Harts (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Navadir (JPN) 16-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden 2f out, nearest finish, 5th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Hypnos (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Mrs Meader 40-1 (8-7) Steadied start, tracked leading pair, ridden and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 7l behind Frisella (8-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f fll stks (4) pol in Mar.
Padmavati 25-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on, never reached leaders, 6th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Eden Gardens (9-7) at Kempton 1m (5) pol in Nov.
Riverina 66-1 (8-11) Dwelt, held up, outpaced halfway, stayed on approaching final 2f, never on terms, 4th of 6, 12 1/2l behind West End Charmer (9-6) at Bath 1m 2f stks (5) gs in Oct.
