led, ridden and headed over 1f out, short of room inside final furlong, soon switched right, lost 2nd near finish
dwelt close up in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on to go 2nd near finish
close up towards rear, ridden and outpaced 2f out
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
close up, outpaced entering final 3f
tracked leaders, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on
SHEILA'S BUDDY is upped 5lb after scoring at Wolverhampton last month. Stan Moore's charge has yet to win off a mark as high as today but doubts also surround today's opposition. Stosur is at home in this grade but has yet to score over further than a mile while Fit The Bill is on a winning mark but has struggled of late along with Siren's Cove. The latter remains 8lb higher than her latest victory while Chivers and Tower Power are even harder to fancy in their current form.
Stosur (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Not much room after start, soon led, ridden 4f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 29 1/2l behind Sparring (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Sheila's Buddy 8-1 (9-7) Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Karnage (8-10) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Tower Power 22-1 (9-9) Prominent, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, dist behind Kastini (9-5) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Siren's Cove 12-1 (8-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase clear leaders over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Oceanographer (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Chivers (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 13 1/4l behind High Secret (10-0) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Fit The Bill (IRE) 7-2fav (9-3) Close up, headway 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 13, 8 1/4l behind Silver Quay (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Dec.