always prominent, every chance over 1f out, soon ridden, no extra final furlong
held up in touch, hung badly right over 2f out, never on terms
chased leaders, driven to lead over 1f out, strongly challenged inside final furlong, held on gamely
soon outpaced and behind, never a factor
pulled very hard, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on well, just failed
soon led, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong
slowly into stride, in touch, under pressure halfway, soon no impression
ARGENT TOUCH will need to improve on his latest three length defeat, but he did have today's rival Anfield behind when runner-up over track and trip and gets a token vote. The latter has since gone close at Southwell, while Red Tiger Lily has been placed at the same track and Countess Lupus made the frame at Lingfield back in August. Global Explorer makes his handicap debut and may be capable of better.
Rebel Code (USA) 7-2fav (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 9l behind Dynamo Walt (9-1) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Anfield 7-4 (8-7) Soon led, 2 lengths clear halfway, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Under Approval (9-4) at Southwell 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Dec.
Global Explorer (USA) 50-1 (9-5) Went left start, always towards rear, 6th of 7, 8l behind Banaadeer (9-5) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Red Tiger Lily 20-1 (7-13) Mid-division on wide outside, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 11l behind Skinny Love (8-6) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo sell stks (6) pol in Oct.
Argent Touch 9-2 (8-3) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, always held, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Green Music (9-0) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec.
Countess Lupus (IRE) 50-1 (8-4) In rear, outpaced from halfway, last of 8, 40l behind Trinity Lorraine (8-1) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Red Oasis 100-1 (8-6) Dwelt mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, last of 11, 17l behind Rayoumti (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Minnyvinny 100-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, weakened halfway, modest 5th, 5th of 7, 22l behind Speed Hawk (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Nov.
Loma Mor 66-1 (7-12) Chased leaders on outside, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 37l behind See The Sun (9-7) at Thirsk 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Sep.