broke well and soon led, nicely clear at halfway, ridden before 2f out and headed, soon beaten
prominent, hit front before 2f out, pushed entering final furlong, headed close home
held up towards rear, raced keenly, ridden after 3f out, made no impression
broke well, close-up, pushed 4f out and outpaced, ridden 3f out, stayed on steadily
in rear, raced keenly, never a factor
midfield, weakened before 4f out when pushed, progress before ridden 2f out, stayed on
prominent, raced keenly, ridden after 2f out, weakened
midfield, pushed 3f out, ridden after 2f out, kept on one pace
slightly worse than midfield, some progress before pushed after 3f out, ridden after 2f out, stayed on behind leading pair
slightly better than mid-division, pushed 3f out behind leaders, ridden in 2nd entering final furlong, led close home
towards rear, raced alone far side after turning for home, pushed 4f out, could make no impression
NonRunner
A 9lb rise for winning at Redcar proved beyond Wondrous Words last time and she’s upped a further 2lb. MOONLIGHT IN PARIS (NAP) has form in soft going with a couple of placed efforts at Newmarket and finished ahead of Affable when runner-up at Headquarters last time. The Gosden filly may prove the one to side with in this. True Scarlet won a maiden at Lingfield back in February while Ilalliqa won in soft ground at Yarmouth on her handicap debut but is upped in trip today. End Result and Topanticipation have both placed at Sandown with the latter preferred in this grade.
Wondrous Words (IRE) 5-6fav (9-7) Held up in rear, progress on outside to challenge 2f, ridden entering final furlong, could not get to winner, 2nd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Salsada (9-2) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp fll (4) gs in Sep.
Moonlight In Paris (IRE) 11-4fav (8-12) Keen tracked leader until pushed along over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Iconic Choice (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp fll (2) sft in Oct.
Arctic Victory (IRE) 4-9fav (9-4) Raced keenly, tracked leader, led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 12 1/4l behind Melburnian (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Aug.
Colony Queen 22-1 (9-8) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Goldie Hawk (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp fll (4) pol in Oct.
Topanticipation 40-1 (8-12) Slowly away, held up in rear, made good headway when ridden to challenge over 1f out, led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on well, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Dublin Pharaoh (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
True Scarlet (IRE) 5-4fav (8-1) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on well, won at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb beating Harmonious (8-6) by 1l, 10 ran.
Affable 11-1 (8-3) Keen in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 1/4l behind Iconic Choice (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp fll (2) sft in Oct.
Ilalliqa (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Steadied start, in touch in rear, headway when edged left over 1f out, ridden to join leader inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Yarmouth 1m hcp (5) sft in Aug beating Late Arrival (9-7) by shd, 8 ran.
Escape The City 11-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, nearest finish, 7th of 15, 3 1/4l behind Snow Ocean (8-13) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
End Result 15-2 (9-0) Mid-division, snatched up briefly, asked to quicken 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on powerfully, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Crown Power (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Licit (IRE) 13-8fav (9-5) Steadied start, held up last, closer and switched right to outside 2f out, ridden and stayed on in 3rd inside final furlong, going on close home, too much to do, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Beat The Heat (8-6) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Maurimo 11-1 (9-0) Held up, never threatened, 8th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Pledge Of Honour (9-2) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
