towards rear and pushed along, never dangerous
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear inside final furlong
mid-division, chased leaders in 3rd over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace
led, headed over 1f out, kept on and no chance with winner
in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace
tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, no impression
PERFECT CRACKER was expected to improve for his second run back from a lay-off and did so in no uncertain terms when running out an easy winner of a maiden race here a week ago. With further progress expected over this extra furlong, Clive Cox' charge can defy a penalty and makes more appeal than other recent 7f winners Cheylesmore and Russian Ice. The latter pair have both been raised 5lb so Prodigality may prove a bigger threat on his handicap debut, as he's having only his third start after opening his account at Wolverhampton earlier this month.
Casual Mover (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Pulled hard, raced center, settled in mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 15l behind Art History (8-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Apr.
Perfect Cracker 5-4fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, led well over 1f out, soon clear, ran on well, won at Kempton 7f mdn auc stks (6) pol beating Hooligan Sean (8-12) by 10l, 10 ran.
Prodigality 9-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders on outside, smooth headway to lead over 1f out, driven out final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol beating Aqua Ardens (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Cheylesmore (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Made all, 2 lengths clear over 1f out, ridden out, won at Brighton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Oct beating Aviso (8-12) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Russian Ice 6-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway well over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on well to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov beating Tislaam (9-6) by 1l, 13 ran.
Jolah 8-1 (9-7) Steadied start, took keen hold in 5th, outpaced over 2f out, no chance after, 6th of 7, 7l behind Redvers (9-8) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jul.
Patriotic (IRE) 7-1 (8-10) Held up in touch, headway halfway, effort over 2f out, soon one paced, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Beautiful Day (8-7) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.