chased leaders, short of room and lost place over 1f out, ridden and rallied inside final furlong
slowly into stride, headway to lead approaching 2f out, clear over 1f out, headed towards finish
awkward start and slow into stride, soon ridden in rear, not troubled leaders
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on, one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, never near leaders
pushed along in rear, headway 2f out, soon chased leader, ridden to lead towards finish
chased leaders, outpaced halfway, ridden and kept on approaching 1f out
led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, weakened 1f out
Nonrunner
Dandy Nicholls has registered six winners in the last fortnight and all of them at this track. A chance is taken that his SPIRIT OF DIXIE handles the surface and, if doing so, she could prove the one too beat. She looks on an exploitable mark for her handicap debut after going close in a maiden at Wolverhampton last time. Kheley ended a long losing run when successful here recently and Your Gifted also scored over C&D last month. Both could figure again along with Guto, who went close in this grade last month.
Guto 8-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 5l behind Incomparable (9-5) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Your Gifted (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Keen in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Sharp Shoes (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Best One 15-2 (9-4) Went left start, held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind South African Gold (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Spirit Of Dixie 6-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, headway over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, soon headed and no extra, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Two Certainties (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Mr Funshine 10-1 (9-0) Raced wide chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 9l behind Sleepy Blue Ocean (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Kheley (IRE) 11-2 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, hard driven kept on well, won at Southwell 5f app hcp 0-55 (6) fbs beating Thoughtsofstardom (9-1) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Sophie's Beau (USA) 50-1 (8-4) Chased winner until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 11l behind Alpha Tauri (9-6) at Southwell 7f hcp (0-65) (6) fbs.
Lets Move It 50-1 (8-7) Loaded into wrong stall, always in rear, 8th of 11, 11l behind Sharp Shoes (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Southwark Newshawk 20-1 (8-0) Chased leaders, driven when bumped over 1f out, soon hung left, no impression final furlong, 4th of 9, 4l behind Your Gifted (8-13) at Southwell 5f app hcp 0-55 (6) fbs.
Charles Bear 33-1 (8-5) Led, strongly challenged from well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, faded, 6th of 9, 5l behind Two Certainties (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Pawan (IRE) 40-1 (8-10) Awkward start, outpaced, 11th of 13, 9l behind La Capriosa (9-4) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Nov.