tracked leaders, switched inside and effort inside final 2f, soon ridden and edged right, led 1f out, kept on, headed and no extra final 50 yards
raced keenly, mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, never troubled front pair
held up towards rear, driven over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never near leaders
raced keenly, in touch on outside, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong
mid-division on inside, headway when not much room over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on well to lead final 50 yards
raced keenly, with leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra, lost place towards finish
chased leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, kept on under pressure final furlong, never on terms
led, driven over 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms
raced keenly, held up behind on outside, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
in rear, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, went 4th towards finish, never nearer
Nonrunner
BYRON GALA found only Jazzy Lady too good at Wolverhampton at the end of last season. The latter has won a further three times since which suggests Marco Botti's charge should be ready to open his account now. Day Star Lad picked up a lowly maiden race at Southwell recently and has gone back up the weights for his trouble. Both Gee Sharp and Armelle make more appeal on their recent placed efforts in handicaps, while Baltic Fire could also get involved on his third at Beverley back in August.
Byron Gala 5-4fav (8-10) Close up, led 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon edged right, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Jazzy Lady (8-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Baltic Fire (IRE) 6-1 (8-0) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 8l behind Fair Flutter (8-3) at Beverley 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sep.
Day Star Lad 5-2fav (9-7) Close up, tracked leader over 4f out, led entering final 2f, edged right throughout final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 1m (6) fbs beating Beastfromtheeast (9-0) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Gee Sharp 5-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Copper Cavalier (8-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Kraka Gym (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) In rear, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 9, 7l behind Beautiful Stranger (9-5) at Southwell 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
Armelle (FR) 10-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, led on inside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace and no chance with winner, held on for 2nd, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Like A Prayer (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Bold Max 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and no headway from over 2f out, 7th of 10, 7l behind Alumina (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
La Paiva (FR) 16-1 (8-8) Chased leaders on outside, driven over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, never on terms, 6th of 8, 6l behind Guishan (9-10) at Southwell 6f mdn fll (5) fbs in Jan.
French Accent 50-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, never on terms, last of 7, 15l behind Bowie Boy (8-9) at Kempton 1m mdn auc stks (5) pol.
Tidal Beauty 100-1 (8-9) Held up mid-division and keen, headway over 4f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 20l behind Musicora (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Jul.
Ormer 100-1 (8-11) Took keen hold early, tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and lost place 4f out, soon behind, last of 6, 26l behind Hard Divorce (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Prisca 40-1 (9-1) In rear and outpaced, 8th of 10, 12l behind Dont Have It Then (8-11) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Tortoise 10-1 (8-12) Slow into stride towards rear, never a factor, 11th of 12, 34l behind Day Star Lad (9-7) at Southwell 1m (6) fbs.
