chased leaders, held in pocket over 2f out until well over 1f out, headway and ridden to lead 1f out, kept on well when pressed inside final furlong, on top towards finish
held up in 6th, pushed along over 3f out, effort and edged left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leading trio, headway to 2nd 2f out until hard ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
always towards rear, no progress over 2f out
chased leader, led over 2f out, headed 1f out, pressed winner until no extra in 3rd close home
mid-division, not clear run on inside over 2f out until switched right over 1f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, no extra and held towards finish
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear and keen, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, staying on when ran out of room close home
last pair, ridden and struggling 3f out, never a factor
steadied start, held up last, some headway inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
Not much inspires confidence here but OCEAN COUNTESS should be winning again soon judged on her latest start. She just failed to catch Adoyen Spice over 1m3f at Kempton on that occasion and looks to be facing an easier task here. Lean Machine ran flat on his latest outing but had gone close in a maiden race over C&D before that with Majestueux well behind. Celtic Ransom never figured on his recent return to action but has claims on his best efforts on the turf while Indefinite Hope has yet to show the sort of form that saw her win eight times when trained in Italy.
Lean Machine 10-1 (8-2) Took keen hold, chased leader until 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 14l behind Edgeworth (8-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f 4yo clm stks 0-70 (6) pol in Jan.
Majestueux (USA) 11-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 11l behind Necessity (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Celtic Ransom 5-1 (9-6) Prominent, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 13l behind Black Coffee (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Indefinite Hope (ITY) 7-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 6, 10l behind Catbells (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Red Willow 16-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Pertuis (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
White Deer (USA) 13-2 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind April Fool (9-6) at Southwell 1m sell stks (6) fbs in Nov.
Usquaebach 11-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 18l behind Lord Theo (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f app hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Noah Jameel 7-2fav (9-4) Held up in rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and struggling 4f out, no chance after, 9th of 10, 11l behind Short Supply (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) fbs in Oct.
Ocean Countess (IRE) 9-1 (8-4) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway on outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Adoyen Spice (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Sea Tobougie 50-1 (8-2) Held up in touch, lost place over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 35l behind French Hollow (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
