held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong to take 2nd post, not reached winner
in touch, ridden over 1f out, quickened and led inside final furlong, ran on well, assertive towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden and brief effort 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden and effort 2f out, not quicken, soon weakened
mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden to challenge and every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, lost 2nd post
held up 4th, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, faded towards finish
mid-division, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge
always towards rear, outpaced over 2f out
led until headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, closed on leaders towards finish
held up mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not troubled leaders
steadied start, settled in rear, headway 2f out, not clear run on inside rail over 1f out, slightly checked, ridden and found nothing
Hard to rule out any in the field and from a mini-shortlist of Bold Diva, Littledodayno and EFISIO PRINCESS, it is the last-named who receives the nomination. A winner at Southwell on her penultimate start, the selection comes here on the back of a run at that track where she was slightly disappointing. Backed into 6/4 favourite, she could only manage third but her progress may not have stopped and she can defy this new mark of 64. Littledodayno is a course and distance winner but was disqualified last time; she is one to watch for market support. Royal Manor is a dangerous front-runner if let loose, Bold Diva still looks competitive off her new mark of 56, whilst Namu needs to get over a poor last run. Shakespeare's Son and Musical Script are both fairly consistent, but each may be high enough in the weights, so a bigger danger could be Forest Dane who looks poised to strike off a favourable mark. Competitive, and the market may provide some further clues, however it is Efisio Princess who gets the nod.
Forest Dane 7-1 (9-4) Steadied start, held up behind, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, staying on when bumped inside final furlong, kept on to take 3rd near finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Chjimes (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Musical Script (USA) 15-2 (8-10) Dwelt and outpaced, headway 2f out, never dangerous, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Charles Parnell (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-80 (4) fbs.
Shakespeare's Son 14-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, good headway 2f out, chased clear winner 1f out, no extra, lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Musical Script (8-11) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Radiator Rooney (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) 4th of 10, 3l behind Richelieu (9-1) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Asian Power (IRE) 9-2 (8-4) Disputed lead, led 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out, last of 6, 6l behind First Order (8-4) at Great Leighs 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Royal Manor 2-1fav (9-3) Led, raced keenly, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 11l behind Kensington (9-2) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Littledodayno (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Behind, steady headway inside final 2f, statyed on to lead final 100 yards, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov beating Ever Cheerful (9-0) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Efisio Princess 6-4fav (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Ingleby Arch (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Nov.
Decider (USA) 14-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden 2f out weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 9l behind Fairfield Princess (9-1) at Kempton 5f hcap (5) pol in Jun.
Namu 16-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, never nearer, 8th of 12, 9l behind Double Carpet (8-1) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) std.
Scarlet Oak 16-1 (9-2) Behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, closed on winner near finish, just failed, 2nd of 8, shd behind Azygous (9-1) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Bold Diva 12-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway and hung left 2f out, no extra final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Run Free (8-11) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) fbs.
