slowly into stride, in rear, wide and rapid headway approaching 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led after 1f, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led 1f, chased leaders after, ridden to chase leader 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden halfway, headway 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
chased leader until 3f out, soon weakened
keen, held up in rear, ridden and headway on inside 1f out, never dangerous
dwelt, soon in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon clear, eased inside final furlong comfortable
dwelt, in rear, pushed along 4f out, never near leaders
close up on inside, lost place over 3f out, beaten when hampered over 2f out
KINIGI looks the pick in this moderate seller, with the main dangers expected to be Island Chief and Premier Krug. Ron Harris' filly missed out on a hat-trick here last time out, when the draw worked against her. She could reward backers this time though, and comes into the race as the only one to have previously won. Only Calley Ho is carrying more, but she's not giving much weight away to the bottom four. We know she handles the trip and surface, so there are more positives than negatives. Island Chief was placed here last time out for the first time, but after attempting to make all faded, and that was from a similarly good draw. Premier Krug has been placed once in 13 runs, and has shown some glimpses, but again may find one or two that are better. So for our selection we return to Kinigi.
Calley Ho 12-1 (8-10) Mid-division, bumped halfway, headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 24l behind Shadow Bay (9-3) at Great Leighs 1m 2yo sll (6) pol.
Island Chief 10-3 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 2f, driven and kept on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Miss Xu Xia (8-4) at Southwell 7f 2yo sll (6) fbs in Nov.
Kinigi (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Prominent, brought wide and headway over 2f out, edged left and one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 5l behind Kingaroo (8-2) at Southwell 7f 2yo hcp (6) fbs.
Kneesy Earsy Nosey 150-1 (8-2) In touch, ridden over 4f out, beaten from 3f out, last of 5, 15l behind Kind Heart (8-7) at Southwell 1m nov stk (5) fbs in Nov.
Moon Warrior 100-1 (8-5) Towards rear, never dangerous, last of 14, 48l behind Thewaytosanjose (8-3) at Southwell 1m 2yo hcp (6) fbs.
Herecomesbella 66-1 (8-9) Chased leaders on outside, weakened rapidly over 2f out, soon lost touch, tailed off, last of 12, 37l behind Bobbie Soxer (9-0) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Jul.
Paint Splash 20-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous after, 4th of 10, 8l behind Kinigi (7-9) at Southwell 7f 2yo clm (6) fbs in Nov.
Premier Krug (IRE) 6-1 (7-13) Held up towards rear, pushed along when not clear run over 4f out, headway final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 13, 7l behind Autumn Morning (8-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo clm (6) pol.
That Boy Ronaldo 20-1 (8-9) In rear, ridden halfway, stayed on well final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Glan Lady (8-6) at Southwell 6f 2yo sll (6) fbs.