took keen hold, tracked winner on inside, ridden 2f out, effort over 1f out, not quicken and weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly in touch on inner, ridden and not clear run from well over 1f out, no impression on leaders final furlong
pushed along and soon led, ridden and quickened 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong and held on well, driven out
pulled hard in rear, ridden and no impression on leaders over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, lost 2nd final strides
tracked leader on outside, ridden and outpaced from 2f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden and close enough over 1f out, kept on, not pace to challenge inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, wide straight and hanging left well over 1f out, rapid headway 1f out, finished strongly to take 2nd close home and closing on winner final strides
Napoletano may be able to grab a share of the spoils again but the lion's share can go to SENDRENI whilst it will be interesting to see how Motivated Choice gets on. The latter is an unexposed filly who landed a Windsor maiden on her third start before shaping quite well in a six furlong course handicap in November. She has left Luca Cumani since then but could provide her new connections with some fun over the winter. Napoletano doesn't win very often on the all-weather but he was running consistently well at the end of last year and he should be there or thereabouts once again. Blue Charm may be held now but Divertimenti's winning turn may not be too far away judged by recent efforts but the claims of Sendreni appeal more. Michael Wigham's runner has been a model of consistency since returning from a mid-summer break and, although the handicapper has had his say, looks capable of achieving further success. A negative is that his races have all been at Dunstall Park but it's worth taking the chance that Sendreni can reproduce his best around this circuit.
Sendreni (FR) 13-8fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Spiritina (9-3) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Princess Rose Anne (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 12, 8l behind Ingleby Arch (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Nov.
Pegasus Again (USA) 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, driven over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 10, 4l behind Trafalgar Square (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Napoletano (GER) 9-2jt-fav (9-4) Mid-division, not clear run from 2f out, soon ridden, kept on from over 1f out, 5th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Young Bertie (8-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Blue Charm 11-8fav (8-9) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 6th of 9, 5l behind Smirfys Systems (8-7) at W'hampton 7f clm (6) pol in Dec.
Motivated Choice 7-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, ridden and lost place 2f out, stayed on final furlong, without troubling leaders, 6th of 12, 3l behind Chjimes (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Divertimenti (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind The Cayterers (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Lend A Grand (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 9, 8l behind Risque Heights (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
