made all, hard ridden when challenged over 1f out, stayed on well
prominent, under pressure well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
outpaced, soon detached, never dangerous
broke well, soon chasing leaders, lost place 2f out
very slowly away, detached in rear, headway over 1f out, never dangerous
prominent, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
with leaders, hard driven to challenge from over 1f out, kept on same pace
ORNATE was rewarded for earlier good efforts here when scoring over track and trip on Thursday. He came home a clear winner and should go very close again despite carrying 6lb extra. Something Lucky has finished behind the selection the last twice but Mininggold arrives bidding for a hat-trick of course and distance wins having finished just in front of Crosse Fire last time and is another to consider, as is the latter, who ran well in a slightly better race on Thursday. Samovar unseated at the start in the race won by Ornate on Thursday but finished ahead of Chookie Dunedin when runner-up here last month though was narrowly beaten by Cool Spirit when the latter won here at this time last year.
Ornate 6-1 (9-8) Made most, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan beating Acclaim The Nation (9-2) by 2l, 8 ran.
Chookie Dunedin 7-2 (9-10) Dwelt, soon close up, pushed along halfway, headway under pressure entering final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 12, 3/4l behind Classic Pursuit (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Something Lucky (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 2l behind Moonraker (9-3) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Cool Spirit 20-1 (9-6) Always towards rear, last of 14, 12 1/4l behind Arzaak (9-2) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Samovar 7-1 (8-11) Propped leaving stalls and unseated rider, at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Mininggold 11-4fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Piazon (9-1) by 1l, 11 ran.
Crosse Fire 12-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind The Right Choice (8-11) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.