held up, ridden on outer 2f out, never reached leaders
slowly into stride, soon recovered into mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
driven in rear 3f out, always behind
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, narrowly headed just inside final furlong, every chance until no extra final 50 yards
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, chased leading pair final furlong, driven and ran on to lead final strides
chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly just inside final furlong, ran on until caught final strides
chased leader to 4f out, soon lost place and behind
led, headed over 2f out, soon hampered and weakened
behind, headway under pressure over 1f out, one pace final furlong
in touch, driven to challenge over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Soft Focus could be of interest on his return with Eddie Ahern booked but an absence of 106 days is of concern and a safer bet looks to be Hollow Jo, who is preferred to Sweet Pickle. The last mentioned is capable but, in reality is little better than plating class, while Montillia who had form on the sand in Spain made a winning return to turf at Musselburgh when last seen in July but may need the run. Michael Jarvis does well with his runners on the all-weather so Red Finesse would have to be of interest on his sand debut, while Charlie Bear may not appreciate the drop in trip to six furlongs. Zorn is entitled to come on for his reappearance last month and is another to consider but the vote goes to the John Jenkins-trained Hollow Jo, who has progressed from banded stakes company to win a handicap over course and distance last time and is taken to follow up off his 5lb higher mark today.
Border Artist 10-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, headway well over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 2l behind Balerno (9-1) at W'hampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Sept.
Sweet Pickle 15-8 (8-13) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Owed (9-4) at Southwell 7f sll (6) fbs in Dec.
Red Finesse 25-1 (8-1) Raced stand side, mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 3rd of 18, 1 1/2l behind Dance To The Blues (8-3) at Leicester 6f fll hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Charlie Bear 12-1 (9-1) Mid-division, not clear run 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, 5th of 14, 2l behind Holiday Cocktail (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Siraj 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 14, 25l behind Look of Eagles (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.
Hollow Jo 6-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway inside final 2f, led 1f out, ridden out, won at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Blue Maeve (8-11) by 1l, 11 ran.
Soft Focus (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) In touch on far side, switched right over 2f out, kept on, 5th of 13, 2l behind Whippasnapper (9-0) at Folkestone 7f stk 0-55 (6) gf in Sept.
Zorn 25-1 (9-0) Led until headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly, last of 13, 9l behind Hadath (9-1) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Montillia (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Made all, ridden halfway, kept on well, won at Musselburgh 5f 3yo hcp (6) gf in Jul beating Rowanberry (8-7) by a hd, 15 ran.
Mirasol Princess 33-1 (7-11) Dwelt, behind, soon switched left, never on terms, 8th of 14, 10l behind Tag Team (9-3) at Southwell 5f clm (6) fbs in Dec.
Chillin Out 16-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, never troubled leaders, 8th of 9, 4l behind Segoria (9-2) at Lingfield 6f stk (7) pol in Dec.
Global Achiever 14-1 (9-0) Took keen hold on outer, always behind, 12th of 13, 9l behind Captain Darling (8-9) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
