held up off the pace towards rear, some late minor headway, never involved
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no headway
chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
soon towards rear, pushed along and struggling over 3f out, never a factor
heled up towards rear, closer in mid-division 7f out, headway out wide chasing leaders 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on
off the pace towards rear, never involved
slowly into stride, soon recovered chasing leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out
steadied start, held up and behind, headway 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, almost snatched 2nd
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened soon after
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway out wide chasing leaders 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
stumbled start and awkwardly away, always towards rear
led until over 3f out, soon lost 2nd weakened rapidly tailed off
off the pace towards rear, never on terms
mid-division, headway chasing leaders 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
slowly away, in rear, reminders and struggling after halfway, never a factor
chased leaders, pushed along in mid-division over 3f out, weakened soon after, tailed off and eased final furlong
Carp Kid ended last season with a victory at Bath and is 3lb higher while Gert Lush placed at Nottingham in November and also returns to action. Last Mission won over a mile at Kempton in January while Helian scored over today’s trip at Lingfield in the same month but has been subsequently beaten racing off today’s higher mark. RUBY RED EMPRESS has recorded her last couple of wins in amateur races but will be sharper for last month’s outing and gets a speculative vote.
Helian (IRE) 10-1 (9-10) Chased leaders on outer, pushed along over 3f out, outpaced under 2f out, ran on same pace from over 1f out, 7th of 12, 7 1/4l behind He's A Latchico (9-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
All Yours (FR) 33-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders out wide, went 2nd 10f out, pushed along and lost 2nd 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 8th of 9, 11 1/2l behind Diamond Bay (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Carp Kid (IRE) 7-1 (8-2) Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and ran on gamely when pressed inside final furlong, won at Bath 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Oct beating Knowing (8-11) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Ruby Red Empress (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out until ridden over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards, 6th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Spiritofthenorth (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Eton Blue (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Towards rear, pushed along 5f out, weakened 2f out, 12th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Wholelotafun (9-1) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Gert Lush (IRE) 40-1 (9-13) Midfield, pushed to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, kept on but no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Regular Income (10-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Pledge Of Honour 8-1 (9-1) Held up off the pace in last trio, outpaced in rear 4f out, never on terms after, 6th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Coase (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Qeyaady 50-1 (9-9) Held up in last, raced freely, pushed along 2f out and soon left behind, last of 12, 24 1/4l behind He's A Latchico (9-12) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Aria Rose 28-1 (9-12) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 26 1/4l behind Allowed (9-6) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
New Heights 12-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 13, 12 1/4l behind Angels Landing (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.
Last Mission (FR) 11-1 (9-9) Held up off the pace and always towards rear, 10th of 11, 12 3/4l behind He's A Latchico (9-10) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Galactic Glow (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Led, ridden well over 2f out, soon headed and weakened quickly, 11th of 12, 17l behind On The Right Track (8-11) at Goodwood 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Easy Equation (FR) 66-1 (8-11) Prominent, pushed along and went right 2f out, soon faded, 9th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Dual Identity (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Hotspur Harry (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Dwelt in touch, headway to lead over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 10th of 13, 14 1/4l behind Global Art (10-6) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Ceci Wells 80-1 (9-9) Slowly away, always towards rear, 13th of 14, 27 1/2l behind Kentucky Kitten (9-2) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Swinton Noon 18-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, led on inside over 6f out, headed over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, weakened soon after, last of 6, 10 1/4l behind Le Reveur (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Feb.
