made all, pressed from and tended to edge left inside final 2f, bumped rival over 1f out, held on well
chased leaders, pushed up to challenge from 2f out, bumped over 1f out, slightly checked inside final furlong, held but stayed on
mid-division, some headway 2f out, no impression
steadied start, held up in rear, well beaten final 2f
held up in 6th, driven over 1f out, never threatened leaders
steadied start, held up in rear, headway and hung right over 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd well inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
chased winner until 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Au Clair De Lune returns to action for a yard in good form and a talented apprentice taking 7lb off her back. Atalanta Breeze placed at Wolverhampton when last in action in October and Ghumama is another back from a lay-off and makes her handicap debut. Tundra has been raised 4lb for winning a lower grade contest at Wolverhampton but NO NAY BELLA was beaten only a length in this grade over track and trip in February and can make a winning start for new connections racing off the same mark today.
Au Clair De Lune (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Believe In Love (8-10) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp fll (3) gd in Jul.
No Nay Bella (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Party Island (8-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Quita 14-1 (8-11) 5th of 8, 8l behind Arktis (8-11) at Hannover 1m 3f lst fll stks (1) gd in Jun.
Atalanta Breeze 11-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, never nearer, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Combine (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Tundra (GER) 11-1 (9-7) Held up well off the pace towards rear, switched right over 1f out, headway travelling well soon after, ridden and strong run inside final furlong, led towards finish, won going away, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Deleyll (9-7) by 1l, 13 ran.
Eltham Palace 20-1 (9-9) Raced keenly, held up rear of mid-division, never involved, 11th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Merweb (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Double Reflection 25-1 (9-10) Held up off the pace towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Tundra (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Ghumama (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Glenartney (9-0) at Newmarket 7f fll stks (4) hvy in Oct.