took keen hold early, close up, headway to 4th 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led at steady pace, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
chased leader, led 1f out, stayed on, ridden out
soon chased leaders, ridden 4f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, went 3rd 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
Crucis Abbey makes more appeal than the more exposed Libertino but neither fills with confidence and it could pay to take a chance on STEP AND FETCH. Ann Duffield's filly ran a typical debutant's race over C&D last month when making up lots of ground in the closing stages after being slowly away. With that experience under her belt she's fancied to open her account here. Misshollygolightly is an intriguing newcomer being a half-sister to multiple course winner John Potts, while a better effort is expected from Amelia's Surprise who was well beaten on her debut at Nottingham in October.
Libertino (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Mid-division on outer, ridden and lost place over 1f out, last of 12, 31l behind Katmai River (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Mar.
Crucis Abbey (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, edged left entering final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Magic Stella (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
Prince Of Passion (CAN) 11-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 11, 10l behind Bahamian Sunset (8-12) at Ayr 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Jul.
Amelia's Surprise 50-1 (8-5) Slowly in to stride, always behind, 10th of 13, 12l behind Soweto Star (8-12) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Oct.
Step And Fetch (IRE) 18-1 (8-8) Dwelt, in rear and raced green, headway over 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, improve, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Desert Shine (8-8) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn fll (5) pol in Mar.
Stravsambition 33-1 (8-9) Dwelt, keen in rear, never a factor, 6th of 7, 16l behind Chill (9-3) at Warwick 6f 2yo mdn (5) hvy in Oct.
Misshollygolightly Kheleyf filly out of Crown City.
Red Danger Angel Sulamani filly out of Synergie.