led, ridden and joined inside final furlong, headed close home
in touch, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched left, ridden and no impression final furlong
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to join leader inside final furlong, led briefly close home
close up, effort inside final furlong, ridden and not quicken towards finish
held up, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, headway on outer entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead post
towards rear, ridden and weakened 2f out
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
MICK DUGGAN has been off the track for over a year but made a winning reappearance last season when scoring over track and trip. He followed that with another course and distance victory off today's mark and gets the nod. Maison Brillet won over 1m4f at Kempton back in March but has something to prove over 2m, as does Celestial Bay, and Cotillion is preferred after a close-up fourth over today's distance at Kempton a week ago. Scrafton also stays the trip and makes more appeal than the inconsistent Todd, a winner on the all-weather in between a couple of poor efforts.
Mick Duggan 5-1 (8-10) Led 1f, chased clear leader, ridden 3f out, led over 1f out, soon headed, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 11l behind Semeen (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Celestial Bay 9-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Ickymasho (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Burning Desire (IRE) 150-1 (11-0) Left 2nd briefly 1st, held up in touch, jumped slowly 2nd, went left 4th, not fluent 5th, outpaced 3 out, weakened before next, 4th of 6, 28l behind Modus (11-8) at Newbury 2m (3) sft in Nov.
Todd 12-1 (10-2) Towards rear, struggling halfway, no chance after, 11th of 14, 31 3/4l behind Syncopate (10-7) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Scrafton 25-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway approaching final furlong, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Grand Meister (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Maison Brillet (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp stks (6) pol in Mar beating Paris Snow (8-13) by nk, 12 ran.
Cotillion 16-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway from 3f out to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, still every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home, 4th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Duchess Of Marmite (9-1) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Moveable Asset (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) In rear, blundered 2nd, pushed along before 5th, tailed off when blundered 6th, blundered next and pulled up, at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Topaling 25-1 (9-6) Prominent, ridden 3f out, lost place 2f out, 6th of 9, 8 3/4l behind Grand Meister (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Angus Glens 14-1 (9-9) Led, ridden when headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 5 3/4l behind With Hindsight (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
