slowly into stride, caught wide in mid-division, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
tracked leaders in 5th, headway out wide over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out until narrowly headed inside final furlong, stayed on
off the pace in last pair, never on terms
off the pace towards rear, closer on inside over 3f out, not clear run and switched left to outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd final strides
tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd 8f out, pushed along and every chance 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
tracked leaders on inside, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on gamely
led and set steady pace, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased leaders, lost 3rd final strides
tracked leader until 8f out, chased leaders, ridden out wide and weakened over 1f out
towards rear, steadied off heels 9f out, never on terms after
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway and switched right 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
Sundayinmay ran well for second at Wolverhampton on her return from a lay-off but DONNA ITALIANA is less exposed. She was beaten a length at the latter track recently and may well improve enough in a first-time hood to open her account. Control needs to find a bit more but Escape Free has plenty of scope handicapping for the first time.
First Snowfall 16-1 (10-2) Fly-jumped start and slowly into stride, in rear, headway and chased leaders 8f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased and tailed off inside final curling, last of 11, 36 1/2l behind Semser (10-1) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Sundayinmay (GER) 12-1 (9-10) Tracked leader early, close up, headway over 2f out, pushed along to chase winner entering final 2f, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Typewritten (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Sep.
Opticality 4-1jfav (9-11) Mid-division, headway well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out and weakened, 8th of 16, 13 3/4l behind Aldbourne (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
How Hard Can It Be 11-1 (9-3) In rear, pushed along 2f out, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Pride Of Nepal (9-7) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Escape Free (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Mid-division, pushed along and came wide home turn, stayed on from 1f out, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Kingori (9-9) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Sep.
Nordhalla (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Desert Land (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Delphinus (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Ridden away from stalls, prominent, led 2f out, soon headed, no extra towards finish, 5th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Blazeon Five (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Control 11-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along and pressed leaders 3f out, soon ridden, kept on until no extra inside last, 5th of 16, 10l behind Aldbourne (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Donna Italiana 6-1 (9-9) Held up in last trio, headway out wide and hung left over 1f out, soon ridden, went 2nd inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Curley Rose (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Lucky Draw 11-1 (9-6) Slowly away, in rear, last when pushed along 3f out, made no impression, 10th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Victory March (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
