took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway and in touch on outer over 7f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
mid-division, tracked leaders 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on well to lead final 50 yards
tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, soon chased leader, ridden to lead narrowly entering final furlong, kept on, headed and no extra final 50 yards
led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra
held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, never dangerous
keen early, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no impression in 4th final furlong
towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms, weakened 1f out
Plenty with claims in this though SOUTHERN STATES is the one proven over the trip with a second at Kempton last time. Moon Over Mobay wasn’t far behind the latter so also has to come into the reckoning. Mamoo was ahead of Dancing Rainbow when beaten a length over 1m4f here and Santiburi Spring was runner-up over the same distance at the track last time. The latter had earlier beaten Aurora Gray at Kempton while Burnside has gone close over 1m4f at Wolverhampton the last twice.
Santiburi Spring 6-1 (8-11) In touch, headway when hampered over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Ride The Lightning (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Aurora Gray 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 13, 5l behind Courtsider (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Burnside (FR) 14-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led towards finish, headed close home, 2nd of 11, nk behind Galilee Chapel (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Southern States 10-1 (9-5) Held up toward srear, headway on outside over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, never able to challenge, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Multigifted (8-12) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Mamoo 6-1 (9-6) In touch on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well into 4th in closing stages, not reach leaders, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Threediamondrings (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Moon Over Mobay 20-1 (8-13) Held up in last pair, pushed along in 6th over 3f out, headway on inside under pressure over 2f out, kept on final 2f, almost snatched 3rd last strides, never able to challenge, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Multigifted (8-12) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Trust The Man (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Close up, switched right over 1f out, keeping on same pace when hampered inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Shan Dun Na Ngall (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (7) pol in Dec.
Dancing Rainbow (GR) 20-1 (8-7) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, weakened and lost two places final 100 yards, 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Threediamondrings (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.