led, headed 7f out, chased clear leader, close over over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
raced wide, in rear, weakened over 2f out,
towards rear, wide and smooth headway entering final 2f, led over 1f out, comfortable
in touch, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, chased clear winner inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
keen led 7f out, soon 6 lengths clear, reduced lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
A very poor finale and Man Made Of Smoke, who is 0-12, was beaten in a seller here in September. Sexy Rexy has run a bit better than form figures suggest and can go close but Queenmambo has been beaten at long odds and has never raced on the surface. It's hard to make a case for Noodle Mission though he could have scope for improvement having only run three times as has Flying Panther, who has plenty of weight. LAST STAND ran easily his best race to date at Southwell last month and wouldn't need much more to get off the mark so gets the nod.
Flying Panther 80-1 (9-4) Held up off the pace in rear, pushed along 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Icy Dip (8-13) at Kempton 1m stks (6) pol in Nov.
Queenmambo 50-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon well beaten, 5th of 6, 11 1/2l behind Urban Sprawl (9-9) at Catterick 7f (5) gd in Jul.
Noodle Mission (USA) 200-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, never on terms, 7th of 9, 12 1/4l behind Pure Angel (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Man Made Of Smoke 4-1jfav (9-2) Led early, prominent, edged left and every chance 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Dreaming Princess (9-3) at Southwell 1m (6) pol in Dec.
Sexy Rexy (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Slowly away, pressed leader over 3f out, driven along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 11, 7l behind Lady Of Arabia (9-7) at Kempton 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Dec.
Little Roman (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, made no impression, 6th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Mister X (9-9) at Wolverhampton 7f (6) pol in Nov.
James Bradley 250-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 18 1/4l behind Wigmore Street (9-4) at Kempton 1m stks (4) pol in Dec.
Last Stand (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) A little slow into stride, towards rear, not much room and switched right after 1f, effort stands side over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Attrazione (9-9) at Southwell 1m (6) pol in Dec.
