always in rear
in touch, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders
tracked leaders 5f out, ridden to chase leader entering final furlong, kept on one pace
dwelt held up, pushed along 2f out, never a factor
dwelt always towards rear
raced wide towards rear, never on terms
dwelt in rear, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
raced wide tracked leader after 1f, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, pushed along halfway, ridden entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 2nd close home
held up, ridden over 1f out, not trouble leaders
close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, headway on inner from over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, pushed out
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David O'Meara won this last year and Alfred Hutchinson can go well despite his moderate recent form as he's 8lb lower than when scoring here in January. Make Music also won here the same month but is now 10lb higher and hasn't run since May. She's probably warming up for a crack at the Fillies' And Mares' Championship where she finished a very good fourth though she should be winning again soon. Makaarim is up 4lb for winning a lower-class handicap at Wolverhampton but that was only his eighth start and there should be more to come. BOBBY WHEELER won an Ascot maiden last year and was having his first start in over a year when up with the pace for a long way here last month. With that under his belt he's taken to get back to winning ways.
Forceful Appeal (USA) 80-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, 11th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Pactolus (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Alfred Hutchinson 14-1 (9-6) Always towards rear, 11th of 13, 11 3/4l behind Boy In The Bar (8-9) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Make Music 16-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, 2nd 2f out, led over 1f, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Gossiping (8-7) at Goodwood 7f hcp (2) gf in May.
Mr Bossy Boots (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Bowerman (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Mickey (IRE) 6-4fav (9-0) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Hakam (8-7) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Eljaddaaf (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Held up, never remotely involved, 9th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Stake Acclaim (9-1) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Makaarim 7-2fav (9-5) In touch, headway and switched over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead near finish, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Twin Appeal (9-3) by nk, 11 ran.
Bobby Wheeler (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Gulliver (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Pearl Spectre (USA) 6-1 (8-9) Led, headed over 4f out, tracked leader, ridden final furlong, soon no extra, 7th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Steel Train (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Right Touch 7-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Glenamoy Lad (9-2) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Kadrizzi (FR) 10-1 (9-7) Mid-division, soon niggled along, struggling over 2f out, 10th of 13, 10 1/2l behind Glenamoy Lad (9-2) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Alejandro (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Battle Of Marathon (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Shyron 16-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 15 1/2l behind Steel Train (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Gallipoli (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division on outside, weakened over 2f out, 15th of 18, 16 1/4l behind Viscount Barfield (9-0) at York 7f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
