chased leaders, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on well
raced on inside, held up in mid-division, headway on inner turning in, chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong
raced keenly, tracked leader 2f, handy 3rd on inside, switched out 4f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, not pace to challenge
slowly into stride, soon recovered to lead, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon outpaced by winner, lost places towards finish
held up off the pace towards rear, never involved
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
held up in mid-division, headway out wide and hung left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just missed 3rd, not pace to challenge
prominent out wide, went 2nd 5f out, every chance over 1f out until winner quickened on inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, hung left over 1f out, plugged on
soon pushed along and switched left after start, held up in last pair, never a factor
NonRunner
No winning form on offer though BETTERMENT showed major improvement racing on the all-weather for the first time and finishing third at Chelmsford. There should be more to come now handicapping. Downtown Dubai was beaten only a neck upped to a mile at Wolverhampton and cheekpieces are applied while No News also drops back down in trip having switched yards. Flying Spirit is another handicapping for the first and may improve.
Flying Spirit 33-1 (9-7) Prominent, pushed along inside 3f out, no impression on winner in 3rd from over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 9, 6 3/4l behind Irregular Warfare (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
No News (IRE) 16-5fav (9-7) Always towards rear, never a factor, 6th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Hi Clare (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (5) pol in Sep.
Betterment 125-1 (9-2) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Perdika (10-2) at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Resilient Power (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Slowly away, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Double O (9-8) at Southwell 7f (5) pol in Oct.
Soleil Blanc (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Broke well, prominent, pushed along 3f out, slightly short of room over 2f out, made no impression from 2f out, 7th of 10, 6l behind Coco Hill (9-7) at Yarmouth 6f (5) gs in Oct.
Crocodile Roll 22-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, slightly short of room over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Mindthegap (9-7) at Chelmsford City 6f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Do It For Love 20-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6 1/2l behind Miss Sarajevo (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Downtown Dubai (IRE) 6-4fav (9-5) Led, ridden 2f out, wandered under pressure entering final furlong, headed inside final 110 yards, 2nd of 11, nk behind J J Stingleton (9-8) at Kempton 1m (6) pol in Nov.
Rowdown Roza 40-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride and went right start, outpaced in rear, edged left and ran on towards finish, never nearer, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Doctor Mozart (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f (6) pol in Nov.
Little Red Dancer 50-1 (8-8) Off the pace in last pair, never a factor, 8th of 11, 10l behind Havana Rum (9-9) at Newcastle 6f (6) pol in Oct.
Angel Of Antrim (IRE) 150-1 (9-4) Prominent, outpaced and pushed along over 3f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 10, 11l behind Think Climate (9-4) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
