tracked leader, under pressure over 3f out, soon lost place
held up in touch, chased leaders over 3f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on same pace final
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon every chance, kept on same pace approaching final furlong
led until over 6f out, weakened over 4f out, eased over 2f out
slowly into stride, towards rear on wide outside, headway over 6f out, chased leaders over 4f out, soon ridden and weakened
tracked leader, led over 6f out, hard ridden when challenged over 2f out, stayed on well closing stages
held up in rear, soon outpaced, never a factor, eased over 2f out
Percy's Princess was beaten here before scoring easily at Wolverhampton. But she's been raised a massive 16lb for that success and BUSHEL is preferred. The latter finished ahead of Layline when attempting to make all over 1m6f at the track last month and may prove hard to catch over this shorter tip. Kempton maiden winner Silver Mountain beat little on that occasion and prolific course winner Sofias Number One has done all his winning so far over a mile or shorter.
Percys Princess 11-4fav (8-11) Led early, tracked leader, led over 3f out, clear 2f out, eased inside final furlong, comfortable, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) in Dec beating Pim Street (9-8) by 9l, 12 ran.
Bushel (USA) 10-1 (9-7) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, still every chance until inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Royal Marskell (9-3) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
Layline (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Held up in rear, headway over 6f out, driven to challenge over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 7l behind Royal Marskell (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.
Silver Mountain 6-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, led 2f, stayed handy, led again over 1f out, always doing enough inside final furlong, won at Kempton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec beating Pink And Black (9-0) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Sofias Number One (USA) 10-1 (8-4) Led 1f, tracked winner, pushed along 4f out, readily outpaced by winner from 2f out, 2nd of 5, 9l behind Reve De Nuit (9-2) at Southwell 1m 3f clm stks (6) fbs in Dec.
Crakehall Lad (IRE) 4-1fav (9-4) In touch, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 24l behind Trendsetter (9-7) at Redcar 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Oct.
Eurato (FR) 6-1 (9-7) In rear, never on terms, 10th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Planetoid (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f app hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Four Nations (USA) 16-1 (9-11) Midfield, driven and headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, faded final furlong, 7th of 9, 8l behind Planetoid (9-13) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.