held up, headway on outside 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, went 2nd inside final 150 yards, no chance with winner
led until before halfway, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
went to post early, steadied start, took keen hold, held up, headway halfway, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, soon headed, no extra and dropped to 3rd inside final 150 yards
chased leaders on outside, pushed along halfway, ridden and pressed leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
took keen hold, held up in last trio, behind halfway
chased leaders, switched left towards outside 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, soon clear, eased close home
raced keenly, pressed leader, led before halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong
Justice Angel won over 7f last year and remains 8lb higher while Furiant has won over 5f though disappointed at Southwell last time. Stormflower ended last year with a victory over the minimum trip here but is upped a grade for her reappearance while maiden winner Wimpole Hall also faces a tougher task having won at Chelmsford in October. HANDYTALK made a winning start at this venue last term and raced in better company than this without success for the rest of the year. 6lb lower on his return to action, Rod Millman's charge may well be good enough.
Handytalk (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 1f out, faded entering final furlong, 10th of 20, 9 1/4l behind Log Out Island (9-2) at Redcar 6f lst (1) gd in Oct.
Furiant 10-3 (9-7) Prominent, ridden halfway, faded inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 7l behind Ticking Away (8-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Justice Angel (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Steadied start, held up in rear, never a factor, 8th of 9, 17 1/2l behind Fireglow (9-3) at Newmarket 1m lst fll stks (1) sft in Oct.
Wimpole Hall 7-2 (9-5) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Chelmsford City 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct beating Little Swift (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Equistar 9-4 (9-5) Prominent, ridden to chase winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, one pace, 3rd of 8, 4 1/4l behind Reflektor (9-5) at Leicester 6f mdn stks (4) sft in Oct.
Ower Fly 5-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, off the pace in last pair, ridden and weakened halfway, last of 6, 9 1/4l behind Lil's Joy (8-11) at Lingfield 5f (5) gf in Jul.
Stormflower 16-1 (9-2) Always prominent, pushed along halfway, led 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed final furlong, held on gamely, won at Windsor 5f (5) gs in Oct beating Addicted To Luck (9-2) by nk, 15 ran.
