towards rear, pushed along 4f out, never on terms
tracked leader until pushed along 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up, headway and edged right entering final 2f, ridden and ran on towards finish, not reach leaders
towards rear, not clear run entering final 2f, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
tracked leaders, pushed along to chase leader approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on, readily
led, quickened pace over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on
raced wide held up, weakened over 1f out
in rear, pushed along 2f out, never a factor
raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced wide in touch, ridden and no impression final 2f
NonRunner
Crimewave finally opened his account when scoring over track and trip and is preferred to Noble Peace, who won a lower grade contest here a fortnight ago. The Game Is On and Rotherwick filled the places at Wolverhampton last time and the former is fitted with blinkers today while Admodum took advantage of a slide down the weights to score at Chelmsford though has been raised 8lb. But BUSTAAN is the least exposed and with improvement expected stepping up in trip for her handicap debut, Owen Burrows’ filly can get off the mark.
Rotherwick (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Clem A (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Bustaan (USA) 7-1 (9-10) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Mrs Upjohn (8-4) at Lingfield 1m fll stks (5) pol in Jan.
Stormingin (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Held up, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, soon weakend, 5th of 9, 19 3/4l behind Scrutinise (10-11) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Crimewave (IRE) 5-2fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, waiting for gap from over 2f out, effort between horses entering final furlong, soon led, ridden out, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Voi (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Noble Peace 5-4fav (9-10) In touch, ridden and headway inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Al Daiha (9-5) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
The Game Is On 11-2 (8-13) Led, headed 9f out, prominent, led again over 2f out, headed and edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Clem A (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Iron Mike 11-8fav (8-13) Raced wide prominent, led 8f out, ridden edged left and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Cuillin (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Admodum (USA) 7-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders on inside, 2nd travelling well inside final 2f, led over 1f out, shaken up and ran on well, comfortably, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Dreamboat Dave (8-9) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Epic Adventure (FR) 40-1 (9-1) Chased leaders in centre, pushed along 3f out, ridden and lost place when hampered over 2f out, no chance after, 9th of 16, 10 1/4l behind George Of Hearts (9-4) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
Orange Suit (IRE) 3-1fav (8-12) Led over 7f out, pushed along and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 15 1/2l behind Ballet Red (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Alvaro 11-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, in rear, struggling over 4f out, 6th of 9, 18 1/4l behind Loving Glance (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Aztec Dreams (9-2) 15th of 16, 20 1/2l behind Wow (9-6) at Deauville 1m 1f hcp pol in Oct.
