held up in touch, headway 3f out, pushed along to join winner over 1f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed final strides
slow into stride, tracked leaders after 2f, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
raced wide in touch in rear, headway to track leaders over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, short of room approaching 2f out, soon switched right, ridden and stayed on towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon joined, headed narrowly inside final furlong, led again final strides
in touch, pushed along 8f out, weakened 4f out
tracked leader, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
close up, pushed along over 5f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
Thawry could only manage a disappointing fourth when sent off odds-on favourite here and is now 10lb higher than his earlier success. SEA OF MYSTERY only won a seller when scoring over track and trip last year but this isn’t much tougher and after placing at Chelmsford recently, Mick Appleby’s charge gets the vote. Londonia won off today’s mark here back in February and Navajo Star slips further down the weights but Urban Spirit has just the one win in 34 attempts.
Thawry 5-6fav (9-10) Towards rear, headway 2f out, effort inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 4th of 11, 3/4l behind Cheap Jack (9-8) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Navajo Star (IRE) 17-2 (10-0) Held up in chasing group, faltered badly over 7f out, driven 3f out, effort over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 6, 13 3/4l behind Indigo Times (8-12) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Sea Of Mystery (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Chased clear leader until 9f out, driven over 3f out, led well over 1f out, soon headed, no impression on winner and eased well inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Indigo Times (8-12) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Londonia 9-1 (8-13) Chased leaders out wide, pushed along over 3f out, plugged on final 2f, 5th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Sophar Sogood (8-11) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Artistic Streak 40-1 (9-9) In rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 12, 17 1/2l behind Thawry (9-6) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Epaneema (IRE) 12-1 (9-12) In touch, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 5th of 12, 28 1/2l behind Atailof Two Cities (9-5) at Catterick 2m hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Urban Spirit (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Mizen Master (9-12) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Raven's Raft (IRE) 50-1 (8-9) Held up and behind,, 9th of 12, 6 1/4l behind International Law (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Lucky Robin (IRE) 4-1 (11-10) Prominent then chased leader, fell 4th, at Sedgefield 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.