chased leaders on inside, edged left and kept on inside final furlong, just missed 3rd
off the pace and always towards rear
off the pace in last pair, never on terms
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden and headway far side of group over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, weakened inside final 100 yards
held up and always towards rear
chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out until ridden and outpaced into 3rd inside final 100 yards
started slowly, off the pace in last pair, headway on heels of leaders over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 2nd inside final 100 yards and closed, not reach winner
raced keenly, led 1f, chased winner until pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
led 5f out, made rest, ridden over 1f out, battled on gamely
chased leaders out wide, pushed along along over 2f out, hung badly left and weakened over 1f out
NonRunner
Art Fantastique makes his all-weather debut raised 8lb as he bids for a treble. Zachary has been winning at Chelmsford while Chapman went close at Lingfield on his handicap debut. GLOVES was finishing strongly over the minimum trip at Newcastle on her handicap bow after another slow start but this extra distance will give her more time to get into the race and she gets another chance.
Chapman (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-5) Close up, led before 2f out, ridden when faced challenge before 1f out, headed just inside final 110 yards, kept on, just denied, 2nd of 10, hd behind Mart (9-2) at Lingfield 6f (5) pol in Oct.
Zachary 4-6fav (10-1) Prominent, led 5f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened soon after, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Amroon (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f (6) pol in Nov.
Indication Court (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Prominent, pushed along 3f out, edged left over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 10 1/2l behind Diligent Resdev (9-7) at Newcastle 6f mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
Magnificent Match (FR) 40-1 (8-11) Slowly away, soon detached in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ran on one pace, made no impression, 8th of 10, 14l behind Zoulu Chief (9-7) at Windsor 6f (4) gf in Aug.
Sea Of Angels 9-1 (9-2) Never better than midfield, 9th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Ziggy's Dream (9-9) at Wolverhampton 6f fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Art Fantastique 13-8fav (9-9) Tracked leading pair, went second 2f out, soon challenging, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well, won at Brighton 6f (6) gd in Sep beating Line Of Fire (9-11) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Gloves (IRE) 7-2jfav (9-9) Slowly away, rear mid-division, pushed along and switched left 1f out, kept on, never nearer, 5th of 12, 1 1/4l behind Mart (9-9) at Newcastle 5f (6) pol in Nov.
Lincoln's Inn (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Raced keenly in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, just missed modest 3rd, 4th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Secret Bid (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Chat Up Line 40-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Magic Fluke (9-8) at Newcastle 6f (6) pol in Nov.
Brummell (IRE) 40-1 (9-4) Edged left and bumped start, mid-division, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 7th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Garfield Shadow (9-11) at Newcastle 5f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Madame Christine 16-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, driven 2f out, stayed on without threatening, 4th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Magic Fluke (9-8) at Newcastle 6f (6) pol in Nov.
Red Chatan 7-1 (9-8) Pulled hard and soon led, wandered around over 4f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 5, 12 1/4l behind Line Sheet (9-9) at Leicester 7f (6) sft in Sep.
