tracked leader until halfway, handy 3rd, good headway on inside into 2nd 3f out, led 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on well
led but ran green in front and set steady pace, pushed along and headed over 3f out, soon outpaced and beaten
held up in last pair, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden and went 2nd 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
steadied start, raced keenly and soon tracking leaders, went 2nd halfway, led over 3f out, headed 2f out, ridden and no chance with winner over 1f out, lost 2nd 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong
raced keenly in 4th, lost place halfway, pushed along in 5th over 3f out, modest 4th inside final 3f
Pedigree suggests Dirham Emirati will improve for this extra distance as he step up from a mile and is preferred to She Is Fierce. Reverential finished in front of Act Naturally when runner-up at Wolverhampton last month though was no match for the impressive winner Sea The Shells trained by Mark Johnston. The latter introduces another newcomer today in HOME AND DRY, the second foal of high-class stayer Pale Mimosa and he may prove good enough at the first time of asking.
Dirham Emirati (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Echo Point (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Feb.
Home And Dry (IRE) Sea The Stars colt out of Pale Mimosa.
Act Naturally 28-1 (9-0) Slightly slow to stride, soon recovered to press leader, disputing lead when ridden over 1f out, soon headed, one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Sea The Shells (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Reverential (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Midfield, ridden 2f out, modest headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, took 2nd close home, 2nd of 11, 6 1/2l behind Sea The Shells (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Feb.
She Is Fierce 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd over 8f out until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 15 1/2l behind Liverpool Knight (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Feb.