led early, soon towards rear, headway 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway over 5f out, soon pressing winner, edged left over 2f out, soon edged right and bumped, unable to quicken when not much room over 1f out, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway under pressure 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never near leaders
soon led, ridden and strongly pressed from over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, held on gamely
held up, headway over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, no impression over 2f out
held up, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, unable to trouble leaders
chased leaders, bumped well over 1f out, soon every chance, carried left inside final furlong, held near finish
chased leaders, not much room on inside and lost place over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
took keen hold, led briefly soon after start, prominent, challenged from over 2f out, edged right and bumped well over 1f out, carried left inisde final furlong, held near finish
soon last, some headway over 3f out, no impression
soon prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
Dr Darcey looks to have every chance given his recent placed efforts and Sky Diamond's latest form entitles him to consideration. Oliver's Gold has the past form to figure but the selection goes to BLACK ICEMAN. Jeff Pearce's charge has started at a huge price on all three efforts in maidens but has improved with each run and further progress could be forthcoming on his handicap debut. Marie Du Plessis has shown little so far but she is another who may do better now handicapping.
Black Iceman 100-1 (9-3) Led until over 2f out, soon rallied, lost place inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 9l behind Atraaf (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Sky Diamond (IRE) 7-4fav (9-4) Headway on wide outside to join leader over 5f out, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon dropped to 3rd, rallied to 2nd again inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Better Self (8-7) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Oliver's Gold 5-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on inside over 3f out, driven over 2f out, weakened soon after, 6th of 7, 9l behind Angelic Upstart (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol.
Joyously 25-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon close up, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 5th of 8, 10l behind Better Self (8-7) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Bill Page (USA) 3-1fav (8-12) Dwelt, held up last, hard ridden in rear inside final 3f, never a factor, 7th of 8, 9l behind Ivan's A Star (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo sell stks (6) pol.
Dr Darcey 9-2 (8-13) Chased leaders, driven to 2nd well over 1f out, no impression over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, closed on winner, held towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Ree's Rascal (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Brandy Snap (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden and lost place over 2f out, soon edged right and weakened, 5th of 7, 7l behind Swift Breeze (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol.
Mrs Neat (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, hard driven over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead inside final furlong, all out, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Snow Trooper (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Marie Du Plessis 8-1 (8-12) Dwelt, soon chased leaders on outside, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after, went modest 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 22l behind Coral Moon (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Aquilifer (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Urban Kode (8-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Appyjack 50-1 (8-11) Towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, 5th of 12, 6l behind Magic Of The Sea (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Blue Cossack (IRE) 100-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, well behind final 3f, last of 14, 30l behind Catalyze (8-9) at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Aug.
