bumped start, close up in rear, pushed along approaching final furlong, no impression
close up in rear, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on
tracked winner until ridden over 1f out, faded final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out, effort entering final furlong, kept on one pace
Viewpoint won a decent handicap here back in April but has been in dire form since. Lyn Valley is another struggling at present but Castilo Del Diablo enjoyed plenty of success on the all-weather last winter, though hasn't raced since April. Maverick Wave has leading claims on his recent placed efforts, including a third in this grade at Wolverhampton, but a chance is taken on ENERGIA FOX (NAP). She ran well behind a couple of much higher rated horses when third in the Listed Churchill Stakes here last time.
Viewpoint (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Dwelt always in rear, last of 12, 19l behind Winter Thunder (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 4f app hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Oct.
Castilo Del Diablo (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Switched left start in rear, headway approaching final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders, 4th of 14, 5l behind Litigant (9-5) at Lingfield 2m cnd stks (4yo+) (2) pol in Apr.
Maverick Wave (USA) 7-4fav (9-3) Raced wide close up, went 2nd 6f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Docs Legacy (8-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2).
Energia Fox (BRZ) 25-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no impression when edged right final 100 yards, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Battalion (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f Listed stks (1) pol.
Lyn Valley 33-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, mid-division, lost place 3f out, well beaten over 2f out, 12th of 13, 28l behind The Corsican (8-9) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-110 (2) gs in Sep.
Dominandros (FR) (9-4) 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Complicit (8-13) at Chantilly(FR) 1m 3yo stks fbs in Oct.