tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong
dwelt pushed along in rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, kept on same pace
pulled hard led, headed over 6f out, led again over 2f out, ridden and soon headed, kept on same pace
took keen hold, pressed leader until led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
close up, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong
slowly away towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms
in rear, good headway on outer over 2f out, ridden to lead 2f out, hung left and headed inside final furlong
This won't take much winning and Southern Cross could be interesting dropping into a seller for the first time. Les Gar Gan is another eased in grade while Cueca hasn't been beaten far in her last couple, though has a lot to find according to official ratings and is also up in distance. Ollie Pears turns out EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT again quickly after Saturday's fourth at Redcar. She's no world-beater but has won at this level and should run her race again so gets the nod.
Canary Lad (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, chased leaders, lost place 5f out, never on terms after, 6th of 8, 15l behind Moonvoy (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn (5) sft in Aug.
Exceed Policy 66-1 (8-7) Always in rear, last of 12, 29l behind Snow Conditions (9-3) at Brighton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Sep.
Exclusive Contract (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 4th of 7, 13l behind Innsbruck (9-3) at Redcar 1m 2f sell stks (5) gd.
Hickster (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Tracked leader centre, ridden 3f out, well beaten over 1f out, 11th of 12, 25l behind Inciting Incident (9-3) at Nottingham 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul.
Cueca (FR) 33-1 (8-6) Led, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 4l behind Half Way (8-13) at Leicester 7f 3yo sll (6) gf in Sep.
Les Gar Gan (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Held up in touch, effort over 2f out, weakend inside final furlong, 8th of 15, 9l behind Harrison's Cave (8-13) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
Mary's Prayer 40-1 (8-10) Behind, never in contention, 10th of 16, 10l behind Ice Mayden (8-10) at Beverley 1m app stks (6) gf in Sep.
Southern Cross 20-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 6f out, ridden and looked awkward over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 14l behind Speedy Writer (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.