led, clear 10f out, in creased lead 5f out, reduced lead over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened
slowly away pushed along in rear, wide and headway 3f out, ridden to chase leader 2f out, led approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd final strides
tracked leader until 10f out, remained handy, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, went 2nd final strides
in touch, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
in touch, headway to chase leader entering final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
close up, went 2nd 10f out, pushed along 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
mounted on track, close up, pushed along to chase leader over 2f out, ridden and faded inside final furlong
dwelt keen held up, dropped to rear 5f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, never nearer
Pivotal Flame went close here the last time she raced over 1m4f and Dolphin Village finished in front of Vanity Vanity when going close over the same distance here last month. Attain is back on a winning mark and posted a better effort at the track last time. The veteran is preferred to stablemate Rare but a chance is taken on one of the handicap newcomers. Galitello will likely last home on his first start since October but QUEEN OF PARIS also has a middle-distance pedigree and the half-sister to a Grade 1 winner in Australia gets the vote having shown a big improvement here last moth despite running into trouble on more than one occasion.
Middlescence (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 19 1/4l behind Glan Y Gors (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Attain 8-1 (9-7) Slowly away in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Narjes (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Rare (IRE) 28-1 (9-0) Raced wide led 3f, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 4f out, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Country'n'western (9-2) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Queen Of Paris 20-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on towards finish, 5th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Twist (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Carvelas (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) In rear, ridden over 3f out, headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 9, 13l behind Geordielad (8-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Pivotal Flame (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Towards rear, wide and headway over 2f out, soon close up, ridden and weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 5l behind Narjes (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Galitello 7-2 (9-5) In touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Beer With The Boys (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gs in Oct.
Vanity Vanity (USA) 7-2 (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Millie May (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Dolphin Village (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Keen held up, ridden 2f out, never nearer, 8th of 13, 3 3/4l behind Taurean Dancer (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Petra's Pony (IRE) 66-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Caspar The Cub (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
