Soon led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened
Held up in rear, smooth progress to chase leaders 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on well
Prominent, short of room and lost places over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
Held up, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, went second inside final furlong
Chased leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened
Held up, headway into midfield 3f out, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish
Towards rear, ridden 3f out, no impression
Prominent, ridden to join leader 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
NonRunner
G For Gabrial is often placed but has a poor strike-rate. Junoesque won over track and trip in November but was well beaten off this mark on a return visit while Lady Of York has run three times here on Polytrack and has yet to place. CAFE SYDNEY certainly wasn’t winning out turn over 1m4f here just over three weeks ago. He has won over this trip on Turf here so the drop back in distance shouldn’t be a problem. Enzo may prove the pick of the remainder.
Lady Of York 6-1 (9-8) Led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Gold Standard (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Cafe Sydney (IRE) 3-1fav (9-5) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Devizes (9-0) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
G For Gabrial (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) In touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Richard R H B (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Murhib (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Stumbled and unseated rider start, at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Junoesque 15-2 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Elegant Love (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Tyger Bay 150-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, outpaced in last pair, some headway on inside over 1f out, never involved, 7th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Uzincso (9-8) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Enzo (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Emerald Fox (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Regulator (IRE) 22-1 (9-1) Raced wide held up, never on terms, 10th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Sir Hector (9-6) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Irish Master (IRE) 150-1 (9-5) Led over 1f, tracked leading pair, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened quickly soon after, 8th of 9, dist behind Law Of One (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Hard Toffee (IRE) 150-1 (11-8) Raced keenly, with leaders until stumbled and fell before 5th, at Huntingdon 2m mdn (4) gd in Nov.
Joyfilly (IRE) 80-1 (8-11) Keen close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Regal Eagle (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.