soon led, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, kept on
raced wide tracked leader, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, headed briefly inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, headway between horses entering final furlong, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, stayed on
close up, pushed along over 2 out, weakened approaching final furlong
in touch, pushed along 2f out, not trouble leaders
dwelt towards rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
in touch, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace
This looks tricky with Give 'Em The Slip having her first outing since finishing runner-up over 6f at Newmarket last summer. Stablemate West Side Glory makes her debut while Perfect Focus is another returning from an absence and is conceding plenty of weight to the younger horses. BIG NARSTIE debuted on the all-weather track at Deauville and ran well behind another UK-trained winner in Colonel Faulkner. He should figure with normal progress while improvement is expected from Pina Collada having struggled at Southwell on her introduction.
Perfect Focus (IRE) 18-1 (9-5) Dwelt towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 7 3/4l behind Meraas (9-5) at Kempton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Big Narstie (FR) (8-11) 4th of 15, 2 3/4l behind Colonel Faulkner (9-2) at Deauville 7f mdn stks pol in Dec.
Merlin's Beard 14-1 (8-10) Slowly away and went left start, ran green and always behind, 8th of 10, 13 1/4l behind Year Of The Dragon (8-10) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Give 'Em The Slip 16-1 (9-0) In touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden and ran to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Valpolicella (9-0) at Newmarket 6f mdn fll stks (5) gf in Jun.
Pina Collada 9-1 (8-5) Midfield, ridden over 2f out, switch to inside rail over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 20 3/4l behind Mehmento (8-10) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Piranhadrama 66-1 (8-8) Went right leaving stalls, held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 14 3/4l behind Charlie Fellowes (10-2) at Southwell 6f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Silver Bubble 8-1 (9-0) Dwelt in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 22 1/4l behind Baileys Afterparty (9-0) at Leicester 6f fll stks (4) hvy in Oct.
West Side Glory (IRE) Dutch Art filly out of Finishingthehat.
He Can Dance (IRE) 66-1 (8-10) Towards rear of mid-division, pushed along halfway, hung right from over 2f out, went modest 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Melody Of Life (8-10) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Jan.