held up towards rear, good headway on outside halfway, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, pushed along and ran on in closing stages
held up in rear, switched to inside over 3f out, headway when not clear run over 1f out, squeezed through and strong run inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, not reach winner
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2 places, near finish
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride and pushed along towards rear, hit inside rail and rider unbalanced inside final 3f, soon lost place, rallied on inside over 1f out, pushed along and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leader, led inside final furlong, ran on well
Cardinal should go well again, despite a penalty, as he beat Desert Strike, Shawkantango and Crimson Queen when scoring over track and trip last month. M J Woodward is another recent course and distance winner but in lesser company than this while Lucky Dan's course win in October came over 7f. SOLE DANSER has been competing in higher grade handicaps of late and went close behind Seek The Fair Land here three weeks ago. Today's drop back to the minimum trip is no problem and Milton Bradley's charge can return to winning ways.
Sole Danser (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Seek The Fair Land (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Cardinal 6-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 5f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan beating Desert Strike (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Lucky Dan (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Waking Warrior (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Desert Strike 14-1 (9-2) In touch, outpaced over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, chasing winner when edged right inside final furlong, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Cardinal (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Crimson Queen 40-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 5l behind Cardinal (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Sir Geoffrey (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 8l behind Another Citizen (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Shawkantango 25-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, behind, headway approaching final furlong, never on terms, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Cardinal (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
M J Woodward 9-2 (9-7) With leader, led over 1f out, soon ridden, just held on, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan beating Hab Reeh (8-3) by nk, 9 ran.