led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, driven and stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong
disputed lead untill led over 1f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on one pace
slowly into stride, in touch in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway to lead 1f out, ridden out
bolted to start, keen tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
Christmas Aria was engaged to run in a maiden at Southwell yesterday and won't be eligible to run in this contest if he won. If he does turn up, he may still find it difficult to confirm recent running with BEAUTIFUL DAY. The latter finished a couple of lengths behind Simon Dow's charge on his racecourse debut and, with improvement expected, he looks capable of opening his account in this company. Sofias Number One also ran well on his debut at Kempton and can figure while National Hope makes most appeal of the newcomers.
Beautiful Day 12-1 (9-3) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened closing stages, 5th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Palais Glide (8-12) at Lingfield 6f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Sofias Number One (USA) 10-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division outer, took keen hold, soon dropped towards rear, headway well over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Greenhead High (8-12) at Kempton 6f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Liberal Lady 50-1 (8-12) Went left start, ran green early, chased leaders on inside, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, no chance with leading pair final furlong, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Kuala Limper (9-3) at Kempton 6f 3yo mdn auc stks (6) pol.
National Hope (IRE) Exceed And Excel filly out of Zandaka.
Suspender Belt 12-1 (9-0) Led, headed 2f out, weakened 1f out, 13th of 14, 12l behind Birdolini (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec.
Christmas Aria (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Always prominent, hard driven and effort over 1f out, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Palais Glide (8-12) at Lingfield 6f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Lord Sun Bertolini colt out of Read Federica.