started slowly and awkwardly away, held up in rear, short-lived effort on inside under pressure 2f out, soon beaten
led until over 7f out, soon settled in 3rd racing wide, pushed along and wide on bend 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
went 2nd after 1f, led over 3f out, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
held up in last pair, headway under pressure over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on but no impression on winner
led over 7f out until over 3f out, chased leader and rallied on inside 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in touch, pushed along 3f out, soon hung right and outpaced, ridden on outside well over 1f out, moderate progress inside final furlong
chased leaders on outside, ridden and not quicken 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
took keen hold, tracked leaders on inside, travelling well when switched left approaching final 2f, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, head high but led inside final furlong, ran on well
It could pay to stick with NIGEL'S DESTINY in this. He bids for a hat-trick on the back of a couple of course wins and a further 4lb rise in the weights is not insurmountable. Steventon Star's recent win came in plating company but Miss Buckshot went close again last time after scoring here last month and looks a threat. Goodwood maiden winner Sensible Way has been off the track since June and may have improved during the interim.
Steventon Star 50-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, soon hard ridden, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 7l behind Melvin The Grate (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) in Nov.
Top Diktat 25-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened from over 2f out, last of 6, 28l behind Bancnuanaheireann (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-95 (3) pol.
Nigel's Destiny (USA) 7-4fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon strongly challenged, all out, held on gamely, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Nov beating Semaral (9-2) by nk, 11 ran.
Miss Buckshot (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Held up in rear but in touch, outpaced over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, ran on, never nearer, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Semaral (9-3) at Lingfield 1m fll hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Sensible Way (USA) 8-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 13l behind Token Of Love (9-4) at Newmarket 1m flls hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Extraterrestrial 22-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Dream Child (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) in Nov.
Barnmore 8-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on inside 2f out, kept on under pressure into 3rd well inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Ogbourne Downs (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Rizal Park (IRE) 3-1 (8-11) Keen held up, headway approaching final furlong, switched right inside final furlong, quickened to lead near finish, won at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol beating Until Midnight (9-1) by nk, 8 ran.
Norse Blues 25-1 (8-3) Always behind, 19th of 21, 37l behind Mujazif (9-2) at Doncaster 7f app hcp 0-90 (3) hvy in Nov.
