prominent on stands side rail, led 4f out, edged left from over 1f out, soon clear, eased towards finish
not much room start, tracked leaders, headway when not much room and switched left over 2f out, soon went 2nd, no chance with winner final furlong, stayed on one pace
pulled hard, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
led, headed 4f out, losing place when not much room over 2f out, soon weakened
Nonrunner
Sandbetweenourtoes is the highest rated on official figures but arrives in woeful form and First Bid has finished nearer last on his recent outings. KASHMIRI STAR has plenty to find on today's terms with both of the above but is at least in decent form and won at Brighton last month before going close again at Chepstow a fortnight ago. She gets the token vote with the remaining trio having even more to do at the weights in this company.
Sandbetweenourtoes (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Reared leaving stalls, held up in last trio, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final 2f, 7th of 9, 7l behind Ghostwing (8-13) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Kashmiri Star 3-1 (8-10) Led, headed over 5f out, challenged over 3f, led again over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, held close home, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Offbeat Safaris (9-0) at Chepstow 7f app sell stks (6) gd.
First Bid 11-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 19l behind Right Result (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Johnny Splash (IRE) 6-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, edged left over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Lana (8-13) at Brighton 6f 3yo hcp 0-55 (6) gf.
Monessa (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Dwelt, outpaced, 6th of 7, 15l behind Sushi (8-12) at Lingfield 6f fll mdn stks (5) gf.
Chorister Girl 16-1 (8-11) With leader, ridden over 1f out, faded entering final furlong, 6th of 12, 17l behind Maybeagrey (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.