in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, edged left over 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed along and ducked sharply right entering final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, short of room and lost place 4f out, not a factor after
towards rear, headway and in touch 4f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
keen towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, nearest finish
close up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong until towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden and hampered over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, headway to track leaders 4f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
dwelt and went right start, raced wide always in rear
keen led, ridden and headed over 1f out, edged left approaching final furlong, badly hampered and hit rail entering final furlong, lost place, rallied towards finish
raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Ice Gala makes her handicap debut having finished just in front of Impulsion when that pair contested a Listed race at Newbury in October though neither threatened. Strict Tempo struggled in the Two-Year-Old Trophy at Redcar when last in action and attempts 7f for the first time while Heritage finished ahead of Star Of War when fourth in a Newmarket maiden race and the latter made a winning reappearance over a mile at Kempton last month. Sufficient scored over track and trip last season and Cotubanama won on this card last year but ZOFELLE was beaten less than a length at Newcastle on her comeback despite carrying a penalty and any further progress should see her bang there at the finish.
No Way Jose (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Always in rear, outpaced over 2f out, last of 11, 18 1/4l behind Fairyland (9-0) at Newmarket 6f Grp 1 fll stks (1) gf in Sep.
Ice Gala 5-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, headway near side of group 2f out, 3rd and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Iconic Choice (9-0) at Newbury 7f lst fll stks (1) gs in Oct.
Impulsion (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, rallied over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, almost snatched 3rd, 4th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Iconic Choice (9-0) at Newbury 7f lst fll stks (1) gs in Oct.
Zofelle (IRE) 5-4fav (9-4) Keen close up, headway 2f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Coastline (8-11) at Newcastle 7f fll stks (5) pol in Mar.
Strict Tempo 13-2 (8-4) Slowly into stride, mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, soon one pace, ridden and kept on under pressure inside final furlong, no impression, 6th of 21, 3 1/4l behind Summer Daydream (8-9) at Redcar 6f lst (1) gd in Oct.
Heritage 9-2 (9-0) Tracked stand side leader, ridden to lead this trio over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Queen Power (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (3) gf in Oct.
Deira Surprise 7-2 (9-7) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Shanghai Grace (9-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Star Of War (USA) 8-11fav (8-10) Made virtually all, pushed clear inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Kempton 1m fll stks (5) pol in Mar beating Moneta (8-10) by 3l, 8 ran.
Porcelain Girl (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Steadied start, held up, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 20 1/2l behind Chaleur (9-3) at Newmarket 7f fll (2) gf in Sep.
Sufficient 13-2 (9-0) Raced keenly and alone towards near side, well on terms until pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened and behind, last of 6, 26 1/4l behind Dirty Rascal (9-7) at Newbury 7f (3) gs in Sep.
Cotubanama 20-1 (9-9) Switched left start, outpaced, 10th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Lady Calcaria (8-11) at Ripon 6f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
