close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
made all, ridden and ran on
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
The Crisfords’ yard continues to fire-in the winners and BASE NOTE (NAP) returns to his winning trip after placing over 1m3f here last month. Maytree Respite drops down in class and is preferred to Knightswood while Nader is upped in distance for his first outing since February. Maiden winner Sea Grey has been off the track for even longer and has switched yards and been gelded since last in action.
Base Note 12-1 (9-8) Mid-division, switched left 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on, went 3rd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Nao Da Mais (10-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Nader 10-1 (9-0) Never better than mid-division, 9th of 10, 17 1/2l behind Summer Is Tomorrow (9-0) at Meydan 7f stks fst in Feb.
Maytree Respite (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Keen close up, ridden and headway entering final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Dhahabi (10-3) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Knightswood (IRE) 9-4fav (9-8) Prominent, pushed along and pressed leader from over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, every chance inside last, no extra final 110 yards, 2nd of 8, 1l behind American Flag (9-5) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Sea Grey 9-4 (9-9) In touch, headway 2f out, not clear over 1f out, kept on to chase leaders inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 5 1/2l behind Wild Crusade (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Jan.