slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms
always behind
held up in rear, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on strongly
steadied start, always behind
midfield, pushed along over 6f out, soon lost place
led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, faded final furlong
chased leaders, lost place over 3f out
midfield, effort over 2f out, soon no impression
in touch, weakened over 2f out
awkward start, behind, headway over 1f out, never on terms
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, never on terms
Karaka Jack has won back-to-back races here over a mile but the step up in trip and softer going today could spoil his hat-trick bid. No Poppy was behind Karaka Jack here last month but has run well since on soft ground at York and Newmarket, though her stamina will be tested here. Paul Hanagan rides Pontefract second Docs Legacy for old governor Richard Fahey, but the yard also have Hi There in this and he was much improved at Newbury last time. TY GWR is a real mudlark and overcame a tardy start to score at Pontefract last month. He's 6lb higher here but Mikey Ennis' claim takes care of that and Brian Ellison's gelding should be hard to beat, though Open Eagle could be a danger dropped in trip.
King's Warrior (FR) 20-1 (8-9) Slowly always in rear, 16th of 18, 26l behind Clever Cookie (8-9) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in May.
Hi There (IRE) 15-2 (8-5) Steadied start, took keen hold raced wide, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Burano (8-9) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 105 (2) sft in Oct.
Ty Gwr 5-2fav (9-10) Dwelt in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct beating L'inganno Felice (8-11) by nk, 9 ran.
Open Eagle (IRE) 9-2fav (9-1) Close up, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, lost two places near finish, 4th of 10, 5l behind Latenightrequest (8-10) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Oct.
No Poppy (IRE) 3-1fav (9-5) In touch in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never a factor, 4th of 8, 5l behind Fruit Pastille (8-11) at Newmarket 1m fll hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Docs Legacy (IRE) 7-2 (9-8) In touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Dark Ruler (9-10) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct.
Maven 9-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway on outside 4f out, ridden and no impression well over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 4l behind Donny Rover (9-8) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in Oct.
Potent Embrace (USA) 9-2 (8-11) Led, headed over 3f out, led again over 2f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 19l behind Moohaarib (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Oct.
Karaka Jack 11-1 (8-10) Close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead last 50 yards, won at Redcar 1m hcp (2) gd in Oct beating Big Storm Coming (8-6) by hd, 16 ran.
Noble Alan (GER) 14-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, some headway on inside under pressure over 2f out, no impression well over 1f out, 9th of 19, 10l behind Open Eagle (9-7) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.
Quixote 25-1 (8-8) Led 1f, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 9, 11l behind Lord Van Percy (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Mar.
Polar Eyes 16-1 (8-13) In touch on inside, smooth headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, led and hung right inside final furlong, stayed on and always just doing enough, won at Newbury 1m 2f flls hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Oct beating Dame Lucy (9-7) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Green Light 7-2fav (8-5) Took keen hold tracking leaders on inside, 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, outpaced into 3rd entering final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Lady Tiana (8-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) sft in Oct.
