slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up tracking leaders, headway between horses and not much room over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra final 100 yards
chased leader until ridden over 1f out, chased leaders, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out until weakened towards finish
held up towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, ran on to lead close home
never better than mid-division, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
soon pushed along in mid-division, never on terms with leaders
towards rear, hung left on bend 4f out, never a factor
chased leaders early on outside, soon steadied into mid-division, headway on wide outside 2f out, ran on under pressure to lead 100 yards out, headed towards finish, lost 2nd last strides
held up towards rear, headway on outside and hung right over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final strides, not quite pace to reach winner
slowly into stride and switched right start, in rear, never on terms
BEAU GESTE (NAP) made a winning start for Tony Carroll’s yard when scoring over a shorter trip at Wolverhampton on his first outing since June. He got up late on that occasion to beat a subsequent dual winner and there should be plenty more to come this year. Deleyll is back on a winning mark if rediscovering his best and is preferred to Pioneering but Muraaqeb looks a bigger threat on last month’s placed efforts. Regulator is worth another try over this far while The Grey Goat is one of the least exposed.
Regulator (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Dwelt, raced keenly and soon chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, 4th and one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Brains (9-8) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Settle Petal 12-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 4 1/4l behind Bond Angel (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Double Reflection 8-1 (8-11) Soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 10l behind Toro Dorado (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
The Grey Goat (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Wide and headway to track winner over 5f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Cwynar (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Necoleta 14-1 (9-3) Slowly away raced wide towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 10, 11 1/2l behind Last Enchantment (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Deleyll 25-1 (9-4) Held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 10, 3l behind Fair Power (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Golden Nectar 50-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Cwynar (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Pioneering (IRE) 7-2 (9-2) Behind, some headway over 1f out, never involved, 6th of 9, 10l behind Brains (10-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Impressionable 8-1 (9-0) Slow into stride pulled hard in rear, hung badly right over 4f out, unsteerable, last of 10, 18l behind Clem A (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Muraaqeb 9-1 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 3l behind Wally's Wisdom (9-6) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Beau Geste (IRE) 11-2 (8-13) Raced wide close up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Maqboola (9-5) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Stay In The Light 66-1 (8-7) Very slowly away well in rear, never a factor, 11th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Miss Elsa (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
