prominent, led over 5f out, pushed clear final furlong
close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd close home
badly hampered start, in rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms
dwelt, hampered start, short of room after 1f out, close up over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
led, headed over 5f out, tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, one pace and lost 2nd close home
went left start, towards rear and short of room after 1f, in touch over 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer
raced wide close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on one pace
Several with claims in an open contest but STATE FLAG showed plenty of promise when second over track and trip on her debut and may prove the one to side with. Ezra Cee returned a losing favourite dropped down to 6f last time but Character Testing has gone close in both starts now and Bravo Zulu placed at Wolverhampton on his debut. Wadacre Icarus placed at Newcastle last week and is another to consider.
Bravo Zulu (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Midfield, ridden 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1l behind King Of Charm (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Character Testing 5-6fav (9-7) Close 3rd, went 2nd 4f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Gone Rogue (9-5) at Musselburgh 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Aug.
Cherry King 33-1 (9-7) Missed break, held up in rear, pushed along over 1f out, made no impression, 9th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Pressure's On (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Ezra Cee (IRE) 7-4fav (9-4) Midfield, chased leaders from 2f out, ran on to take second inside final furlong, kept on but not chance with with winner, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Tsunami Spirit (9-4) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Fram Castle (IRE) Decorated Knight colt out of Star Of Bristol.
Le Geyt (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Off the pace in rear, never involved, 9th of 11, 11 1/2l behind Solar Aclaim (9-7) at Salisbury 6f stks (4) gs in Sep.
Running Deal Due Diligence gelding out of Up And Running.
Ten Club (IRE) 17-2 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, kept on steadily inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Pressure's On (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Clancy 80-1 (9-2) Always outpaced, detached before halfway, never in contention, last of 11, 18 1/2l behind Tsunami Spirit (9-4) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Electrified 11-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, 6th of 9, 7 3/4l behind King Of Charm (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Harrier Man Harry Angel colt out of Butterfly Lily.
Wadacre Icarus 8-1 (9-1) Led, hung left and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner when lost 2nd inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 11, 4 1/2l behind Venture Capital (9-7) at Newcastle 7f stks (4) pol in Nov.
State Flag 100-1 (9-2) In touch, pushed along over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, went second final strides, eyecatcher, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Get The Music On (9-2) at Kempton 7f fll stks (4) pol in Nov.
