chased winner, ridden 2f out, soon no chance with winner, kept on same pace, held on for 2nd final furlong
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, chased leadind pair inside final 2f, stayed on to press for 2nd final furlong, no chance with winner
made all, ridden clear well over 1f out, eased inside final furlong, comforeably
slowly into stride, behind and soon outpaced, ridden 3f out, stayed on under pressure final 2f, never near leaders
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place inside final 2f, soon weakened
slowly into stride, behind, not much room over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
behind on outside, outpaced over 3f out, never near leaders
Nonrunner
THANK YOU JOY's best recent form came over this C&D when third on her penultimate start. John Jenkins' filly ran below par at Wolverhampton last time but is given another chance back at this track. She's narrowly preferred to Jo Boy, whose ability to stay today's trip is in doubt after finishing third over 7f at Kempton last time. But there are no doubts about Volcanic Ash, who attempted to make all over the extended mile at Wolverhampton recently. Gordy Bee had an off-day here three weeks ago but had finished a respectable fourth in a nursery at this track before that.
Gordy Bee (USA) 3-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden 4f out, lost place 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 20l behind General Tufto (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
Ad Vitam (IRE) 11-4 (8-12) Tracked leaders, driven over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Double Duchess (8-7) at Southwell 1m 3yo sell stks (6) fbs.
Volcanic Ash (USA) 13-2 (8-5) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Labore (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Windsor Knights 18-1 (9-7) Hampered start, outpaced and behind, last of 12, 29l behind Urban Kode (8-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Bigalo's Vera B 25-1 (8-7) Stumbled start, soon prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 13, 7l behind Heresellie (8-12) at Southwell 5f 2yo sell stks (6) fbs in Dec.
Thank You Joy 11-4 (8-0) Tracked leader, driven and lost place 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final 2f, no chance with winner, last of 3, 14l behind Dunhoy (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
Willow's Wish 200-1 (8-11) Ridden over 3f out, always towards rear, 15th of 17, 17l behind Devastation (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2yo stks (4) gd in Oct.
Jo Boy 13-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Jaldarshaan (8-12) at Kempton 7f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Dec.
