held up in mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
steadied and switched right start, held up in rear, never on terms
held up in mid-division, pushed along out wide over 2f out, soon outpaced and beaten
pulled hard towards rear,some late minor headway, never involved
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
steadied and switched right start, held up in last pair, never threatened
held up in mid-division, headway out wide over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 110 yards and closed, not pace to challenge
chased leaders on inside, led 2f out, pushed out final furlong, ran on well and always doing enough
tracked leader, tracked inside final 2f, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, weakened and lost places final 110 yards
led until 2f out, soon ridden and weakened rapidly, tailed off
chased leaders, pushed along when hung right and outpaced inside final 2f, soon ridden and rallied, kept on towards finish
off the pace towards rear, never on terms
slowly into stride, soon mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, weakened quickly inside final furlong
Several of these won their penultimate starts with Asdaa and Mawkeb both scoring at Chelmsford and the latter narrowly beating May Night. Billy Mill won over 7f at Newcastle while Tiger Beetle was successful over a longer trip at Wolverhampton but another chance goes to CRYSTAL CASQUE in this. The latter was having her first start since September when fourth in a higher grade contest here last month and a bold bid is expected from Rod Millman’s mare with that outing under her belt.
Billy Mill 5-1 (11-4) Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, no impression and edged left over 1f out, 6th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Satin Snake (10-2) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
George Morland 16-1 (9-9) Soon led, headed 5f out, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Mawkeb (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Seasett 10-1 (9-10) Slowly away, soon chasing leaders, lost place 8f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 11l behind Tarbaan (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Counsel 12-1 (8-6) Soon crossed over from wide draw to lead on rail, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd soon after, weakening when not clear run and eased inside final furlong, 9th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Alrehb (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Sense Of Worth (IRE) 80-1 (9-13) Prominent out wide, led after 1f, pushed along over 2f out, headed turning in, lost 2nd over 1f out, hung left and weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Capital Theory (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Tiger Beetle 7-2 (9-9) Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never near leaders, 5th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Mafia Power (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
May Night 12-1 (9-8) Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, no impression, weakened from over 1f out, 9th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Chola Empire (9-4) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Crystal Casque 28-1 (9-2) Close up, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 6, 2 1/4l behind Morgan Fairy (9-10) at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (3) pol in Dec.
Uzincso 4-1 (9-2) Chased leaders towards inside, not clear run and switched right entering final 2f, every chance 1f out, lost 2nd inside final 150 yards, weakened into 4th final strides, 4th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Keyser Soze (9-8) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Spells At Dawn (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) Always in rear, 9th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Proud Archi (9-9) at Beverley 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Asdaa (IRE) 17-2 (9-8) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Super Den (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Mawkeb (USA) 2-1fav (9-2) Dwelt towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Brains (9-8) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
New Shepard (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Always in rear and never a factor, last of 13, 12 1/4l behind Roxzoff (9-6) at Sandown 1m hcp (4) gd in May.