held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, no extra
in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on and just held towards finish
towards rear, headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
led early, tracked winner, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, pushed along halfway, one pace from over 1f out
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
tracked leaders and keen, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
soon led, made rest, ridden over 1f out, held on towards finish
Spring Dixie has been placed in nine of 11 starts and it was the same old story when third at Musselburgh last month. Buckland Beau has been thereabouts of late but is another rare winner so a chance is taken on the less-exposed PIKE CORNER CROSS. The latter never figured at Windsor on his first start since May but there should be more to come from him. Castle Talbot is another lightly-raced type capable of getting involved with his yard among the winners recently.
Voice of A Leader (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Held up, always behind, last of 13, 10 1/2l behind The Third Man (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Buckland Beau 5-1fav (9-4) Behind, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on last 150 yards, 5th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Dubawi Light (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Hedge End (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Not much room start, mid-division, ridden 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not able to get on terms, 7th of 12, 3l behind Heavens Eyes (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp fll (4) pol in Nov.
Spring Dixie (IRE) 5-2fav (9-0) Led, hard pressed over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, no chance with winner in clear 2nd final furlong, 2nd of 3, 6l behind Desert Encounter (9-5) at Musselburgh 1m 4f mdn stks (6) gd in Oct.
Pike Corner Cross (IRE) 7-2fav (9-6) Tracked leader, ridden inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Light Wave (9-7) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Longside 33-1 (11-0) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened and eased, 9th of 16, 23 1/4l behind Gannicus (11-5) at Doncaster 1m stks (5) gd in Sep.
Freedom Rock 33-1 (8-4) Always towards rear, 6th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Revision (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Castle Talbot (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Led until 2f, chased leader until ridden and edged left over 1f out, no impression on leading duo, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Italian Beauty (8-12) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Grams And Ounces 9-4fav (9-5) Dwelt, chased leaders after 3f, hard driven over 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, dist behind Bulas Belle (9-12) at Catterick 2m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Rennie Mackintosh (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division headway tracking leaders entering final 3f, ridden and one pace over 1f out, plugged on in 4th inside final furlong until near finish, 5th of 12, 6l behind All My Love (9-4) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Nouvelle Ere 10-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 13, 16l behind Fairyinthewind (9-9) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Oct.
