slowly away, held up and behind, travelled strongly, headway and switched right over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on wel
dwelt, held up and behind, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led until 2f out, hanging left, not much room and weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway when not clear run over 2f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, not trouble winner
held up rear of mid-division, ridden over 3f out, never threatened
chased leaders, not much room and led 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, pulled hard, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, edged left over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
NonRunner
Quercus Robur has switched yards and steps up in trip having won over 1m2f at Redcar while Easy Equation has scored over hurdles since winning over 2m here in October. Oh So Chic is regularly in the mix without winning while HEATHERDOWN HERO faced a more difficult task at Chelmsford last time but won over today’s trip at the same track before that. He gets another chance back at this level with Prince Abu making most appeal of the remainder if back to his best.
Prince Abu (IRE) 17-2 (9-8) Keen, towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, disputed lead 1f out, headed and no extra final 110yds, 8th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Wannabe Brave (9-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Kitten's Dream 11-1 (9-3) Always in rear, 8th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Peripeteia (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Heatherdown Hero 13-2 (8-4) Wore hood to post, steadied and raced keenly in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Vaynor (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Artemis Sky 18-1 (9-13) Chased leader, led 3f out, hard ridden when headed 2f out, lost two places inside final furlong, clear third, 8th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Socially Shady (10-2) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Oh So Chic 11-4 (9-6) Held up, headway 4f out, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 11, shd behind Cold Henry (8-13) at Catterick 2m hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Mount Olympus 18-1 (8-12) Midfield, ridden 2f out, some late headway, 4th of 11, 3l behind Peripeteia (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Quercus Robur 11-1 (9-13) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd on inside 6f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Oct beating She's Got Bottle (10-3) by 4l, 13 ran.
Easy Equation (FR) 40-1 (11-1) In rear, mistake 3rd, slow jump 4 out, tailed off, last of 4, dist behind Itso Fury (11-7) at Ludlow 2m 5f (2) gd in Nov.
Manyana 3-1fav (9-5) Close up, tracked leaders 4f out, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 14, 12 1/4l behind Reeceltic (9-10) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Valley Of Flowers (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Raced keenly, led early, led after 1f, headed 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 6th of 8, 16 1/4l behind World Without Love (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Foursome 50-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, headway 4f out, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Hammy End (8-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Riggsby (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Midfield, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 8th of 11, 21l behind Thermoscope (10-0) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
