chased leaders, ridden 2f out, headway on inside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, effort to challenge when hampered by loose horse over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair inside final furlong, lost 2 places towards finish
behind, driven over 3f out, never dangerous
stumbled and unseated rider leaving stalls
with leader, led over 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner final 100 yards
behind, outpaced and wide entering straight, never dangerous
chased leaders on inside, driven over 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, never on terms
led, headed over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 4th towards finish, never reached leaders
chased leaders on outside, driven and effort when hampered by loose horse over 2f out, soon ridden, lost place over 1f out
Pick A Little landed a gamble at Wolverhampton a week ago and carries a penalty. He's a dual course and distance winner so could figure again. Both Red Shadow and Diamond Vine have something to find with the former on latest running but Commandable has a shout after finishing runner-up over 5f here last time. Course regular RIDGEWAY HAWK is returning from an absence but is back on a winning mark and Mark Usher's charge gets a speculative vote ahead of Divertimenti and the veteran Doctor Hilary.
Pick A Little 5-2fav (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, held on, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Celestial Dawn (9-5) by nk, 10 ran.
Commandable (AUS) 20-1 (8-11) Close up, effort over 1f out, not pace of winner, 2nd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Beacon Tarn (9-1) at Southwell 5f hcp (0-65) (6) fbs in Dec.
Night Trade (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Tracked leading pair, ridden over 1f out, lost place inside final furlong, no extra, 8th of 10, 7l behind New Rich (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Ridgeway Hawk 6-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, outpaced towards rear, headway on wide outside over 3f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd final 100 yards and kept on, unable to reach winner, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Prince Of Passion (9-6) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in May.
Divertimenti (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace, no impression inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 3 1/2l behind My Time (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Diamond Vine (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, ridden and kept on final furlong, never reached leaders, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Pick A Little (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Red Shadow 10-1 (9-4) With leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furolng, no extra in 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Pick A Little (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Orwellian 6-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 7, 11l behind Arabian Flight (9-2) at Southwell 7f hcp (0-65) (6) fbs in Dec.
Novalist 14-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded final furlong, 8th of 15, 8l behind Lothair (10-0) at Newcastle 6f hcp 0-55 (6) gs in Sep.
Doctor Hilary 10-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, one pace and no impression inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 5l behind Ad Vitam (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Lexi's Beauty (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Pressed leader until short of room over 3f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 6l behind Daneglow (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
