held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
dwelt, held up in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
led, headed over 1f out, soon ridden, no extra inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish
dwelt, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
tracked leader, led over 1f out, kept on and headed towards finish
in touch, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish
tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous
Nonrunner
For Shia And Lula had been threatening to get his head back in front and duly did so at Chelmsford last time. Indigo Princess was narrowly beaten over a mile on her latest start and top weight Air Of York can figure dropping down a grade having tumbled down the weights. Cliff has every chance on his recent placed efforts at Newcastle and finished a couple of lengths ahead of MISS GOLDSMITH last time. But the latter was having her first start since January and with Richard Fahey’s filly expected to be sharper today, she gets the nod to turn the tables.
Air Of York (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Outpaced in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Zipedeedodah (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Virile (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never threatened, 6th of 13, 4l behind Summersault (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Unnoticed 9-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Stun Gun (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Niqnaaqpaadiwaaq 3-1fav (9-7) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Barista (8-12) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Miss Goldsmith (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Keen, held up, never on terms, 9th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Faintly (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Coillte Mach 66-1 (9-3) Unseated rider behind stalls, broke through under gates, always behind, 11th of 13, 20 1/2l behind Mercifilly (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Indigo Princess 8-1 (9-5) Held up, in mid-division, on inside, pushed along over 2f out, headway towards inside chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong until well inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 14, hd behind Makhfar (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Cliff (IRE) 3-1fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and lost 2 places towards finish, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Faintly (9-4) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Anieres Boy 9-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 10th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Coquine (8-13) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Royal Normandy 28-1 (9-4) Prominent, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Gypsy Major (9-3) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
For Shia And Lula (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-2) Made most, edged right over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Mossy's Lodge (9-4) by nk, 11 ran.
Mercury 33-1 (8-13) Prominent in 3rd, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, dropped to 4th final 150 yards, kept on same pace, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Cappadocia (8-9) at Dundalk 6f pol in Nov.
