held up in mid-division, pushed along and wide on bend 3f out, ridden 2f out, no real headway
held up towards rear of mid-division, headway over 2f out, went 2nd well over 1f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led 1f out, stayed on gamely
raced keenly, tracked leader until pushed along 4f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly over 3f out, soon behind, tailed off
started slowly, held up well in rear, very wide on bend 3 out, headway on wide outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went never nearer 5th in closing stages
held up towards rear and keen, headway on outside tracking leaders 8f out, pushed along over 3f out, hung right and lost place quickly inside final 3f
held up towards rear, headway on inside into mid-division 10f out, pushed along chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4f out, pushed along in 3rd over 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, not reach winner
held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, switched right to inside 2f out, headway under pressure chasing leaders over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, never nearer
took keen hold, always towards rear, never involved
led, 4 lengths clear 3f out, reduced lead 2f out and soon ridden, headed 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened
took keen hold, tracked leaders, driven along over 3f out, outpaced and lost place inside final 3f, ridden over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, no threat
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out until ridden inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
NonRunner
Lily Edge is the only course-and-distance winner in the line-up though she's probably better over further these days. Hermosa Vaquera is a hurdler who has never been placed in six starts on the all-weather while Catharina, who won on Turf at Lingfield in the summer, looks to have gone backwards. Sund City has never won but at least arrives in reasonable form having finished runner-up over two miles here last week. Old-timer Stand Guard attempts his 27th all-weather victory on his comeback and is on his lowest mark since 2008 but, in a very poor contest, a chance is taken on LITTLE ORCHID, who showed a bit of potential over this trip in the summer and might be worth a small each-way wager. Graceful Lady may prove best of the remainder as she's found two miles stretching her stamina the last twice.
Smoky Hill (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Social Media (8-10) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Stand Guard 33-1 (8-13) Always in rear, last of 10, 21 3/4l behind On A Whim (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Catharina 25-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, headway on outer to be in touch over 6f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Spinning Rose (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Comedy House 33-1 (8-10) Slowly away, in rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 7th of 8, 18 1/4l behind Artful Rogue (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Hermosa Vaquera (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway before 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, every chance last, kept on and well held, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Bohernagore (10-6) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Dec.
Silver Lining (IRE) 50-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, ridden and well behind final 4f, last of 11, dist behind Fast Play (11-10) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Graceful Lady 11-2 (8-12) Raced wide held up, headway on outer to track leaders over 7f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, faded final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Social Media (8-10) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Lily Edge 50-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, lost 3rd last strides, 4th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Canadian Diamond (9-10) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Staplehurst (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Held up, in mid-division, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 18 3/4l behind Mr Marchwood (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Little Orchid 28-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Major Ben (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Sund City (FR) 8-1 (8-9) Tracked leader until over 10f out, 2nd again 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon lost 2nd, ridden and went 2nd again inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Canadian Diamond (9-10) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Tractive Effort 25-1 (8-5) Dwelt, keen, held up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, soon hung left, 7th of 8, 17 1/4l behind Balancing Time (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Murraqib (USA) 20-1 (8-6) Tracked leader until over 5f out, chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened soon after, behind and eased over 2f out, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Multigifted (8-12) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Fishergate 66-1 (8-10) Always in rear, 13th of 14, 21 1/4l behind Foie Gras (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
