soon led, hung right from 8f out, headed 6f out, tracked winner until 3f out, weakened 2f out
very slowly away in rear, ridden and weakened 3f out, tailed off
held up, headway 3f out, ridden to chase clear leading pair over 1f out, kept on same pace and lost 3rd inside final furlong
dwelt in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace from over 1f out
took keen hold early, tracked leader until 6f out, close up, switched right 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, no trouble leaders
raced wide in touch, pushed along and lost place 4f out, weakened 2f out
keen early tracked leaders, led 6f out, ridden clear over 1f out, pushed out
Several of these have been allotted handicap marks with Wohileh coming out best on these terms ahead of Definition, Natch and Rare. The former failed to see out a longer trip last time but had gone close over 1m4f at Kempton before that. Horatio Star found one too good at Catterick back in June but hasn’t raced since while REFEREE made a promising start when fourth over today’s trip at Kempton last month despite showing signs of inexperience. Hugo Palmer’s charge may well prove good enough with normal progress and gets the vote.
Chief Sittingbull 66-1 (9-8) Slow into stride towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 10, 17 1/2l behind Contrive (9-0) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Definition 8-1 (9-2) Held up, soon in touch, ridden and weakened 3f out, eased when no chance final 2f, 5th of 6, dist behind Prabeni (9-2) at Ripon 1m 4f stks (5) gd in Sep.
Lord Digby Dick Turpin gelding out of Chrissycross.
Natch 3-1 (9-2) Led 1f, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 5th of 6, 5 1/4l behind African Jazz (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Referee 5-1 (9-2) In rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Silver River (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Queen Of Paris Champs Elysees filly out of Beldarian.
Rare (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Dwelt in touch towards rear, pushed along and flashed tail over 2f out, never a factor, 6th of 7, 8 1/4l behind Potters Lady Jane (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp fll (4) gf in Sep.
Stay In The Light 25-1 (9-7) In touch, lost place 4f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 15, 19 1/2l behind Liberisque (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (7) pol in Oct.
Wohileh 4-1 (8-11) With leader, driven over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong, last of 5, 20 1/2l behind Verdana Blue (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f stks (3) pol in Sep.
Horatio Star 12-5 (9-2) Broke well, tracked leader, chased winner 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Artarmon (9-2) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.