held up towards rear, good headway on wide outside over 2f out, soon led, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly
chased leaders, every chance over 2f out until winner went on approaching final 2f, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, led over 5f out until over 4f out, chased leader until 2f out, chased leaders, weakened inside final 2f
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, stumbled on bend 6f out, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong
steadied start, held up in rear, headway on wide outside 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner
raced keenly tracking leaders, ridden to challenge on outside over 2f out, went 2nd just inside final 2f, no chance with winner, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards
always towards rear and never on terms
slowly into stride, raced keenly in mid-division, not handle bend 6f out, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, always towards rear
NonRunner
CRYSTAL CAROLE showed major improvement improvement on her first start for John Best when beaten only a neck at Lingfield in March. This is less competitive and she can go one better. Valentine Mist’s recent placed efforts all came over further at Wolverhampton while Guardiola’s victory at Bath last summer came in classified company. Elzaam's Dream has yet to race over this far while Glamorous Crescent is regularly placed but rarely wins and Limelighter’s only success so far came over hurdles.
Limelighter 12-1 (10-9) Keen close up, ridden 2 out, beaten when hit next and fell, at Taunton 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Dreaming Of Paris 20-1 (9-10) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 15 1/2l behind Espresso Freddo (9-6) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Glamorous Crescent 11-2 (9-2) In touch in mid-division, ridden 3f out, struggling 2f out, last of 10, 28 1/2l behind Sepahi (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Elzaam's Dream (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Break The Silence (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Outer Space 9-1 (9-10) Close up, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Mabo (8-13) at Ffos Las 7f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Havana Sunset 14-1 (9-1) Led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 13 1/2l behind J'ouvert (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Crystal Carole 25-1 (8-2) Outpaced in rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd 100 yards out and closed, not reach winner, 2nd of 5, nk behind Ruby Gates (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Mar.
Boutan 6-1 (10-2) Always towards rear, 8th of 13, 31 1/4l behind Minnie Escape (10-12) at Taunton 2m hcp (5) sft in Jan.
Guardiola (USA) 12-1 (9-9) Slowly away and reluctant to race, behind most of way, last of 8, 24 1/2l behind Brother In Arms (9-9) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Valentine Mist (IRE) 40-1 (8-7) Keen in mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Gold Standard (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Peggotty 25-1 (8-11) Outpaced and always towards rear, 5th of 8, 14 1/2l behind Bhangra (8-11) at Windsor 5f stks (5) gf in Aug.
Don't Cry About It (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Held up mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 7 1/4l behind Maldonado (9-8) at Brighton 1m hcp (6) gf in Aug.
