chased leaders on inside, weakened 2f out
mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders and hung left over 2f out, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead and hung left over 1f out, stayed on
raced keenly towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never going pace to get involved
rearing in stalls, slowly into stride, always behind
steadied start, raced keenly in last pair, headway towards inside over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
led, went clear over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon lost 2nd and no extra in 3rd
raced in mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders 6f out, weakened inside final 2f
chased leaders out wide, pushed along chasing clear leader over 2f out until 2f out, soon hung left, weakened over 1f out
always towards rear
chased leader, pushed along 4f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened soon after
Percy Willis returns to maiden company with a chance having placed in handicaps over 1m4f at Wolverhampton recently. He’s weighted to beat the likes of Alambrista and Paddy Elliott but MULBERRY SILK has more scope. Placed at Wolverhampton on her first start since June, Roger Varian’s filly should make a bold bid in this. Murau is another unexposed type to note and preferred to Khilwafy.
Induro De Fontaine (FR) 66-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, headway over 5f out, weakened from over 3f out, 7th of 10, dist behind Pull Again Green (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m (5) gs in Oct.
Khilwafy 150-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden over 2f out, some late headway, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Gaassee (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Paddy Elliott (IRE) 16-5fav (9-11) Prominent, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 3/4l behind She's No Angel (9-8) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Blue Galaxy 150-1 (8-5) In touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 20 1/2l behind Smith (9-7) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Murau 10-1 (9-5) Slowly away, in rear, pushed along and headway over 3f out, kept on well over 1f out, ran on final 110 yards, 4th of 11, 7 1/2l behind First Connection (9-5) at Bath 1m 2f mdn stks (5) sft in May.
Percy Willis 11-1 (9-10) Close up, wide and headway 2f out, ridden to press winner from over 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Reset Button (8-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Quiet Pride (IRE) 125-1 (9-2) Slowly away, towards rear, pushed 3f out, made no impression, 8th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Just Albert (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Alambrista 20-1 (9-4) Close up, pushed along 3out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 12 1/2l behind First Charge (10-0) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Mulberry Silk 15-2 (9-5) Midfield, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Hooflepuff (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Scota Bess 66-1 (9-2) Raced wide tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 12 1/2l behind Iron Sheriff (9-2) at Beverley 1m stks (6) sft in Sep.
