in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
keen, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
raced wide, keen, tracked leader until halfway, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
led, ridden and headed entering final 2f, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
raced wide, close up, went 2nd halfway, ridden to lead entering final 2f, edged left and headed inside final furlong
took keen hold, hampered soon after start, steadied back to be in touch, weakened 2f out
keen, in touch, pushed along and lost lost place 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
very slowly away, always in rear
Impassioned is speedily-bred so a step up in trip may not be the answer, though she sports cheekpieces for the first time. Alice's Dream is tried in blinkers, despite getting off the mark in a seller over course and distance a month ago. LIFE ON MARS makes more appeal as she's dropped in grade. William Haggas' filly started favourite at Yarmouth last time and wasn't beaten far. She'd run well previously at Chelmsford so should handle this surface. Western Presence was only beaten a short-head at Newcastle last month but has been raised 4lb since and also has an extra furlong to cover.
Western Presence 20-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 14, shd behind Lou's Diamond (9-4) at Newcastle 6f (6) pol in Oct.
Arthurthedelegator 20-1 (9-5) Chased leader, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 10 3/4l behind Hope Solo (9-0) at Chester 5f mdn stks (4) sft in Jul.
Life On Mars 9-2fav (9-4) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Hope Against Hope (8-11) at Yarmouth 7f (5) sft in Oct.
Silk Mill Blue 13-2 (9-7) Held up, ridden and headway 2f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Iftitah (8-12) at Newcastle 7f (6) pol in Oct.
Permanent 33-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 10, 17l behind Emmaus (9-5) at Leicester 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep.
Alice's Dream 8-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, led over 1f out, edged right, just held on, won at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Oct beating Control Centre (9-2) by nk, 10 ran.
Impassioned 15-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders on inside, hampered over 1f out, no chance after, 7th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Desperados Destiny (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
The Night Is Ours (IRE) (9-1) 10th of 15, 7 3/4l behind Tiger's Nest (9-1) at Deauville 6f pol in Oct.
Magic Journey (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 9th of 19, 9 1/4l behind Swallow Street (9-4) at Redcar 6f (6) gf in Sep.
I Dare To Dream 40-1 (9-3) Went left start and slowly away, always behind, 9th of 10, 8 3/4l behind At The Beach (9-5) at Kempton 5f (6) pol in Oct.