in touch, ridden and headway inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
always towards rear
tracked leader, ridden when short of room over 1f out, soon weakened
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor
soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
in rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
raced wide towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms
raced wide in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on towards finish, not trouble leaders
Noble Peace has been in good form over a mile but has yet to win over this far. Miss Elsa found herself with too much ground to make up here last time though scored over track and trip before that when beating Music Major. The latter went on to win here last week for which he’s penalised but AL DAIHA is taken to reverse last month’s running with above pair on more favourable terms. Ed Walker’s filly has subsequently shown further progress with a second at Wolverhampton and it could be her turn today. Dove Divine returns to action for Hughie Morrison’s in-form yard though has something to prove over this far as does Comeonfeeltheforce.
Noble Peace 9-4fav (9-3) Held up, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd last strides, just held, 2nd of 8, hd behind River Dawn (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Critical Thinking (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Engrossed (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Cafe Espresso 100-1 (8-13) Held up in mid-division, no impression final 2f, 13th of 14, 14 1/2l behind Lord Halifax (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Global Wonder (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Close up, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Bond Angel (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Comeonfeeltheforce (IRE) 12-1 (9-13) In rear, weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 17 3/4l behind Noble Peace (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Dove Divine (FR) 11-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Silverturnstogold (9-0) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Miss Elsa 4-1fav (9-3) Steadied and switched left start, in rear, plenty to do 2f out, ran on, not reach leaders, 8th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Bond Angel (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Al Daiha 9-1 (9-5) Keen towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Clem A (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Music Major 6-1 (9-3) Chased leaders early, mid-division, headway on outside last bend, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Enmeshing (9-5) by nk, 12 ran.
Harbour Quay 16-1 (9-8) Raced wide close up, pushed along to chase leader over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, tailed off, 11th of 12, dist behind Grandscape (9-7) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
