in rear, some headway 3f out, never near leaders
close up, chased clear leading pair 7f out, headway to chase leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out
clear with leader until ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
in touch, ridden 3f out, not trouble leaders
led and clear with one other, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
held up, towards rear, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner
tracked clear leading pair until ridden and lost place 6f out
Nonrunner
Sunglider sets the standard with a mark of 75 having finished third in a handicap over track and trip last time. But ISSUE deserves another chance having been sent off favourite at Kempton on her latest start but left with no chance after being badly hampered at the halfway point. Upped in distance today, James Fanshawe’s filly gets the vote. Skara Mae was brought down in the latter race at Kempton and has been placed at Chelmsford subsequently while Maifalki is another lightly raced type having made his debut in a junior bumper at Huntingdon last month.
First Of Never (IRE) 100-1 (9-12) Close up in rear, went 3rd 7f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, tailed off, 4th of 5, dist behind St Malo (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Kicking The Can (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Tracked leader and keen, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 33 1/4l behind Always Summer (9-2) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Black Is Black (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Chased leaders to over 6f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off, 10th of 11, dist behind Dubai Or Not Dubai (10-12) at Carlisle 1m 6f (6) gs in Oct.
Maifalki (FR) 10-1 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, rallied into modest 5th over 1f out, 5th of 13, 3l behind Dentley De Mee (10-12) at Huntingdon 1m 6f (6) gd in Oct.
Palindrome (USA) 33-1 (9-5) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, 21 1/4l behind First Voyage (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Oct.
Sunglider (IRE) 4-1 (8-8) Mid-division, tracked leaders over 2f out, ridden to challenge and every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, no impression when lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Ready (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Issue 2-1fav (9-0) Loaded riderless, pushed along from start and soon in mid-division, badly hampered halfway, no chance after, went 4th final furlong, 4th of 12, 12 3/4l behind Madame Butterfly (9-3) at Kempton 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Miss Macchiato (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) In touch, lost place halfway, 10th of 11, 20 1/2l behind Castlerea Tess (8-5) at Redcar 7f stks (6) gf in May.
Skara Mae (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Close up, in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 4 3/4l behind Cape Banjo (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
On Fire 4-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden 2f out, edged left and beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Planetaria (9-3) at Redcar 1m hcp (5) gf in May.