soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
soon in touch, driven over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced keenly, held up, headway over 2f out, close up over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
soon in touch, switched left and effort over 2f, led 1f out, in command final furlong, ran on well
soon chasing leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, held by winner final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
slowly away, raced keenly, held up, headway over 2f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden and close over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, no impression on winner, went 2nd towards finish
held up in mid-division, raced keenly, not much room over 2f out or over 1f out, never dangerous
towards rear on outside, well beaten final 3f
always in rear
NonRunner
Bearwith went close again when second here having won at Wolverhampton earlier and it remains to be seen how Never Said Nothing fares today raised 4lb for winning at Bath. A dual winner over 7f on Turf, Tamaska has yet to race over this far but SPICE STORE is expected to improve back over today’s trip on her handicap debut and Andrew Balding’s yard is in good form. Pink Jazz is fit from hurdling having won here early in the year while Always Fearless can do better back on this surface on his return from a lay-off.
Pink Jazz (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Led and soon clear, hurdled crossing after 2nd, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 13, 31 3/4l behind Yauthym (11-11) at Hereford 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Tamaska 11-4jfav (9-9) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards, never dangerous, 6th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Sir Sedric (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
County Wicklow (USA) 16-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, last of 11, 27 1/4l behind Top Class Angel (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Spice Store 14-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden out wide and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Lone Fighter (9-3) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Green Power 50-1 (9-9) Mid division, going well behind leaders over 1f out and switched to inner for room, kept on final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Internationalangel (9-8) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Bearwith 5-4fav (9-8) Soon prominent on outside, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, no impression on winner towards finish, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Epic Express (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Never Said Nothing (IRE) 9-1 (9-10) Held up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out, won at Bath 1m hcp (6) gs in Oct beating Mabo (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Duty Beyond 10-3 (9-2) Off the pace towards rear, ridden on inside over 1f out, some headway inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved, 8th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Secret Moment (9-8) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Le Reveur (IRE) 11-2 (8-7) Raced wide held up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 9, 3l behind Farhh To Shy (9-10) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Just Amber 7-2fav (9-11) Soon led, headed 5f out, not much room over 1f out, weakened over 1f out, hanging left inside final furlong, 12th of 13, 11 1/4l behind Light Up Our Stars (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Mummy's Boy 18-1 (9-6) Keen held up, headway to track leaders 7f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 3l behind Wholelotafun (9-1) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Retrouvailles 20-1 (9-2) Held up last, pushed along over 2f out, ridden on inside over 1f out, never involved, last of 6, 5l behind Algheed (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Semser 18-1 (9-7) Slowly away, always in rear, last of 12, 9 3/4l behind Brains (9-12) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Always Fearless (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders on inside, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 17 1/4l behind Zlatan (10-4) at Sandown 1m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
