chased leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace
always towards rear, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out
mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong
towards rear, headway 2f out, no impression
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, just held on post
towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, just held post
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along and faded inside final furlong
always towards rear
prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leader, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened towards finish
Many of these have been plying their trade on the all-weather and may be vulnerable back on Turf but KERRERA might be an exception. She won on Turf at Newmarket last year and is only 5lb higher – Paul Webber’s mare made a promising reappearance at Wolverhampton and will strip fitter today. Lady Valdean is quickly back in action after winning easily at Bath on Wednesday and Orin Swift came up against an improver at Windsor in October and remains unexposed. Epitaph, Rainbow Rising and Rubensian also warrant a mention but Sky Marshal’s previous runs on Turf have offered little.
Epitaph (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Disputed lead until pushed along 4f out, outpaced 3f out, driven and rallied over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 6, 5 1/4l behind Star Ascending (9-2) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Rubensian 7-2 (9-5) Not much room soon after start, mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on, not quite able to challenge, 3rd of 9, 1/4l behind My Fantasea (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Rainbow Rising (FR) (8-8) 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind County Fair (9-2) at Chantilly 1m 6f stks pol in Nov.
Ravenous 9-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Chivers (8-11) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in May.
Orin Swift (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, 2nd 3f out, soon led, edged left over 1f out, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Zeelander (9-5) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Sky Marshal (IRE) 9-4fav (9-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd going well over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Star Ascending (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Lady Valdean 4-1 (9-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) fm in May beating Let Me In (8-7) by 3 3/4l, 8 ran.
Sufi 10-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Thaqaffa (9-6) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Omotesando 9-2 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Island Brave (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
My Brother Mike (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Raced wide in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Bamako Du Chatelet (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Methag (FR) 40-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders on outside, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased final furlong, 10th of 11, 36 1/4l behind Jack Bear (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Kerrera 14-1 (9-5) Raced wide mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Sunshineandbubbles (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Apr.
Famous Dynasty (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Keen steadied towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Midnight Mood (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in May.
