slowly into stride, towards rear, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
soon towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
raced very wide until switched left and led over 5f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide in rear, pushed along 3f out, wide into straight 2f out, never on terms
led, headed over 6f out, tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
held up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
led over 6f out, headed over 5f out, led again over 3f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on
held up, pushed along over 3f out, never a factor
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader briefly 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
in touch, headway on inner over 1f out, no impression final furlong
A low-key start to proceedings but it’s a better race than the one won by Ainne at Kempton and she carries a penalty. SOARING SPIRITS is only 2lb higher than when successful over course and distance in June and has won off a much higher mark on Turf since. Nicola Currie’s mount is back over his best trip today. Lord Murphy is having a rare run on Polytrack but handles the surface and has been knocking on the door on Tapeta lately. Molten Lava won at Chelmsford last month but that was a very modest contest and he’s 6lb higher now.
Lord Murphy (IRE) 5-2fav (9-7) Behind, headway over 1f out, ran on into 2nd inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 11, nk behind Langley Vale (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Soaring Spirits (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Agent Of Fortune (8-6) at Yarmouth 7f hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Herm (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, never on terms, 6th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Sounds Approving (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Ainne 16-1 (9-4) Close up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven clear inside final furlong, won at Kempton 1m hcp (7) pol in Nov beating Luxford (9-6) by 2 3/4l, 14 ran.
Shifting Star (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, under pressure over 3f out, lost place 2f out, 9th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Princess Way (9-6) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Muthraab Aldaar (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 22 1/4l behind Duke Of North (9-7) at Epsom 1m 1f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Three C's (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 16 1/4l behind Ross Raith Rover (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Polly's Gold (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, pulled hard in last pair, never a factor, last of 11, 10 1/2l behind Prezzie (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Molten Lava (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-3) Walked to post, towards rear, headway to press leader 4f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Coachella (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Bookmaker 50-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 10, 9 3/4l behind Optimum Time (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Lone Voice (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Reared as stalls opened and slowly away, behind, never any chance but did keep on inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Allux Boy (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Black Truffle (FR) 40-1 (8-10) Led early, prominent, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, lost 2 places well inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 1/4l behind It's Not Unusual (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.