held up off the pace towards rear, headway far side of group over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
pulled hard in mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders 8f out, led 6f out, hung right bend and headed 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened quickly inside final 2f
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened soon after
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway far side of group over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
held up in mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong
always rear-division
steadied start, raced keenly towards rear, headway chasing leaders 2f out, tenderly handled and stayed on steadily inside final furlong, eyecatcher
chased leaders, headway far side of group and every chance 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
led until 6f out, chased leader, led again 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened rapidly, soon behind and eased, tailed off
chased leader until 7f out, soon steadied mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to challenge inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, hung right towards finish, not quite pace to challenge
steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, headway near side rail and kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
NonRunner
Carlos Felix won over a shorter trip at Newcastle while EAGLE’S REALM won an apprentices race over a longer distance at the same track last week. But the latter had earlier won over today’s trip at Wolverhampton and the hat-trick beckons given he escapes a penalty for his latest success. Shadowfax won at Chelmsford a fortnight ago when Prince Abu finished third while Kiss My Face recorded his earlier hat-trick over longer trips.
Hidden Depths (IRE) 4-1 (12-5) Held up in rear, not fluent 4 out, went 4th towards finish, never dangerous, 4th of 7, 7 3/4l behind Whodini (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Bristol Hill (IRE) 33-1 (9-13) Raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Nivelle's Magic (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Social City 20-1 (10-2) Slowly away, pushed along and soon close up, led 6f out, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened tamely, 6th of 9, 29 3/4l behind Our Scholar (10-2) at Southwell 2m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Carlos Felix (IRE) 25-1 (10-2) Held up towards rear, good headway between horses over 1f out, led inside final furlong, won going away, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Peripeteia (9-12) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Eagle's Realm 5-6fav (10-1) Raced wide, keen towards rear, headway to lead 6f out, joined over 2f out, shaken up inside final furlong, readily, won at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Show No Fear (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Clearance 10-1 (11-4) Soon behind, last of 4, dist behind Brookie (12-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
King Viktor 16-1 (8-4) Prominent, led over 12f out, edged right 2f out, son headed, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 17, 10 1/2l behind Evaluation (9-5) at York 2m hcp (4) gd in May.
Kiss My Face 10-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, not much room over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 9, 14 3/4l behind Haaland (9-9) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Shadowfax 10-3 (9-5) Made most, briefly headed before 1f out, soon ridden, rallied and regained lead well inside final 110 yards, ran on and just did enough, game, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Peripeteia (9-8) by nk, 7 ran.
Autonomy 17-2 (9-13) In touch, headway to track leaders over 3f out, ridden and staying on inside final furlong when hampered, not recover, 4th of 8, 2l behind Roman Art (9-4) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Prince Abu (IRE) 3-1fav (9-5) Held up last, briefly outpaced 2f out, pushed along before 1f out, stayed on to go third when ridden inside final furlong, never nearer, 3rd of 7, 1/4l behind Shadowfax (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Billy Bathgate 12-1 (9-2) Soon steadied mid-division, towards rear and pushed along 3f out, soon behind, last of 11, 17 1/4l behind God Of Thunder (10-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
