slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, ridden in 5th and well beaten
held up in 5th, bit closer in 4th over 6f out, plugged on final furlong
tracked leaders, went 2nd out wide over 6f out, led over 2f out, hung right home turn, ridden over 1f out, went clear and edged right inside final furlong, easily
close 3rd on inside until shuffled back and lost place 7f out, rallied over 2f out, ridden turning in, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
tracked leader, bit green going into first turn, then raced keenly, led 7f out, headed and weakened rapidly over 2f out, tailed off
led, raced keenly and headed 7f out, soon steadied into 3rd, 2nd again over 2f out, hung right and carried wide by winner home turn, soon switched left, no impression when lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened, just held on for 3rd
Sold by Godolphin during the summer, COTOPAXI MOON made a promising racecourse debut when third over a mile here with Compere and Abie My Boy finishing a long way behind. A half-brother to a Group 1 winner over this longer trip, he gets the vote. Crystal Delight debuts for a new yard having shown ability early in the year but Into The Spotlight has more recent form with a second at Wolverhampton.
Abie My Boy 150-1 (9-3) Slowly away, towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon beaten, last of 12, 14 1/4l behind Far Horizon (9-5) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.
Compere 16-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never a factor, 11th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Far Horizon (9-5) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.
Crystal Delight 8-13fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 8f out, ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, weakened into 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Dubai Leader (9-7) at Windsor 1m 2f stks (5) gf in May.
Marley Head (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 22l behind Faattik (9-4) at Salisbury 7f stks (5) gf in Aug.
What A Man 14-1 (11-0) Handy, pushed along and dropped away over 3f out, 7th of 10, 29 1/4l behind Fiercely Proud (11-0) at Market Rasen 1m 5f (5) gs in Oct.
Into The Spotlight (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Raced keenly, prominent, led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 3 1/4l behind White Wolf (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Cotopaxi Moon 6-5fav (9-7) Chased leaders, driven 2f out, headway inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 12, 1/4l behind Far Horizon (9-5) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Nov.