slow into stride pushed along and headway to chase leaders 4f out, ridden over 2f out, effort entering final furlong, kept on to go 2nd near finish
chased leaders until 4f out, soon in rear
raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide until headway to track leader over 4f out, led entering final 2f, ridden out
slow into stride, in rear, ridden halfway, not trouble leaders
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out
prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on one pace
Difficult to be confident about any of these. SOLVANNA never looked like winning when third here last month but she finished even closer at Kempton last time and may come out best. Lincolnrose also has course experience with a second over 5f here her best effort so far. Cool And Clear showed some improvement in heavy ground at Pontefract last time but Prince Rakan has yet to threaten. Apache Rising and Birdy Boy may prove best of the rest.
Solvanna 20-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 7th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Ouzinkie (9-6) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Prince Rakan (USA) 100-1 (8-13) Mid-division on outside, struggling over 2f out, 10th of 11, 7l behind Veeraya (8-13) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Oct.
Cool And Clear (IRE) 66-1 (8-5) Unruly stalls, with leaders, ridden and lost place over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression from over 1f out, 5th of 12, 8l behind Yorkshireman (8-11) at Pontefract 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) hvy in Oct.
Lincolnrose (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Always in rear, 12th of 13, 9l behind Hartwright (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Apache Rising 66-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, 7th of 8, 23l behind Altharoos (9-3) at Beverley 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Sep.
Shades Of Light 66-1 (8-4) Went left start, mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out, 9th of 10, 9l behind Living The Life (8-6) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
Little Miss Zuri (IRE) 40-1 (7-13) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Blazing Knight (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Birdy Boy (USA) 11-4 (8-6) Led, headed 2f out, soon no chance with winner, lost place 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 13l behind Whitford (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.