held up in rear, headway between horses when hampered over 1f out, squeezed through inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders
pulled hard and soon prominent out wide, lost 2nd 2f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
raced wide in mid-division, no headway final 2f
held up off the pace towards rear, steady headway 2f out, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, going on close home, just held
held up towards rear, good headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd and ran on inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
held up towards rear, good headway on outside over 1f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders
held up off the pace towards rear, good headway on inside 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, finished well but not quite pace to challenge
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd 2f out, led over 1f out, all out
slowly away, towards rear, wide on home turn, soon weakened, tailed off
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders on inside, weakened inside final furlong
NonRunner
FINAL FANTASY fought off the challenges of both Tokyo Chic and The Mehmas Touch to win over track and trip a fortnight ago. Still improving, she can confirm superiority and defy a 4lb rise in this. Marienplatz finished in front of both Wisper and Greyed First when third in the other division of the selection’s race while Mrs Dibble also ran at the same fixture and showed further progress when placed over 7f. Carmela Soprano went close at Southwell in December and Devil's Cub found one too good at Leicester in October.
Doonbeg Farmer (IRE) 40-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, weakened quickly inside final 2f, 12th of 13, 23 1/2l behind Artisan Bleu (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Mrs Dibble (FR) 22-1 (8-13) Prominent, led over 5f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Cuban Cigar (9-8) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
The Mehmas Touch (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Final Fantasy (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Marienplatz 18-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on front pair final 100 yards, 3rd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Study The Stars (9-8) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Devil's Cub 11-4fav (9-1) Tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Stay Coul (9-7) at Leicester 1m (6) hvy in Oct.
Wisper (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, pressing for 3rd towards finish, 4th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Study The Stars (9-8) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Greyed First (IRE) 11-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, kept on wide inside final 100 yards, never dangerous, 6th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Study The Stars (9-8) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Final Fantasy 5-2fav (9-0) Made all, ridden over 2f out, held on gamely, won at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Tokyo Chic (9-4) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Heatherdown Matron 17-2 (9-4) Keen in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on one pace, 4th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Kingdom Found (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Auroch 20-1 (9-6) Always towards rear, never on terms, 10th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Alcazan (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Carmela Soprano 17-2 (8-9) Prominent, led 3f out, pushed along for effort over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, headed 1f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Swinton Noon (9-2) at Southwell 1m (6) pol in Dec.
Lanika 16-1 (9-2) Soon mid-division, some headway on outside 3f out, weakened from 2f out, last of 10, 9 1/4l behind Final Fantasy (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Tokyo Chic 10-1 (9-7) Awkwardly away, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 9, 35 1/4l behind Artisan Bleu (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Golden Ridge (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, ridden and one pace from 2f out, 7th of 11, 8l behind Corbulo (9-5) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gf in Apr.
