chased leaders on outside, went 2nd halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well
prominent on rail, went 2nd briefly halfway, chased leaders, going well when shuffled back and lost place 2f out, hampered over 1f out, ran on when in the clear inside final furlong, went 2nd last strides, not recover
held up in mid-division on rail, not clear run and switched sharply left over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, lost 2nd last strides
held up off the pace towards rear, switched sharply left inside final 2f, headway on wide outside, chasing leaders over 1f out, hung badly left and kept on same pace inside final furlong
chased leader until halfway, remained prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, soon eased
reluctant loading, slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, soon hung left chasing leaders, weakened and eased inside final furlong
steadied start, held up well off the pace in last pair, no room and troubled passage on inside from 2f out, switched left entering final furlong, squeezed through and ran on towards finish, never able to challenge
well off the pace in rear, never figured
led on rail, ridden and headeed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, chased leaders on outside, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra towards finish
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, lost place over 1f out
It was testing ground when Englishman won last year’s renewal though he has slipped back down to the same mark and is preferred to stablemate Kyllukey. Lightning Charlie continued where he left off last year on his return and found one too good for the fourth time in succession while Pettochside won in soft ground at Salisbury when last seen in action in September. COLD SNAP hasn’t raced since winning a maiden over track and trip in May. But several winners came out of that contest and he could go close on his return. Under Siege and Pretty Bubbles have been thereabouts on the all-weather recently though both step up in class for this.
Little Palaver 25-1 (9-1) Led stand side pair but not on terms with centre group, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 15, 7 1/4l behind Lady Macapa (9-5) at Goodwood 6f hcp stks (3) gd in Oct.
Lightning Charlie 7-2 (9-11) Close up, pushed along to chase winner over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Fujin (9-4) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Pretty Bubbles 12-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden and effort over 2f out, one pace 1f out, no extra final 100 yards, 5th of 7, 4l behind Dutiful Son (8-13) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Cool Bahamian (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Mid-division, hampered after 1f, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Oriental Relation (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Under Siege (IRE) 7-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Bouclier (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Englishman 17-2 (9-7) Pressed leader, lost place 2f out, weakening when not much room over 1f out, 8th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Love On The Rocks (9-7) at Bath 5f hcp (4) fm in Apr.
Cold Snap (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, headway when not not clear run 2f out until gap opened over 1f out, ridden to challenge and edged left inside final furlong, ran on to lead final 100 yards, won at Windsor 6f mdn stks (5) gd in May beating He's My Cracker (9-5) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Rio Ronaldo (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Raced stands side, in rear, not clear run over 1f out, switched left and kept on, 8th of 18, 6 3/4l behind Gallipoli (9-9) at Leicester 7f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Gold Flash 12-1 (9-7) In rear, pushed along halfway, never nearer, 8th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Alkhor (9-9) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Kyllukey 7-2fav (9-7) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Ace Master (9-3) at Pontefract 6f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Pettochside 4-1 (8-11) Made all, ridden over 1f out, driven out, gamely, won at Salisbury 6f hcp (4) sft in Sep beating Lightning Charlie (9-7) by nk, 9 ran.
Satchville Flyer 6-1 (9-7) Dwelt, outpaced and behind, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Jacob's Pillow (9-12) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
