tracked leaders, driven over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up, driven over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out
tracked leaders, led 1f out, stayed on
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, edged left and every chance 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, kept on
slowly into stride, held up, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home
mid-division, took keen hold, headway 9f out, every chance 1f out, kept on
prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
always in rear
led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra close home
held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, never on terms
NonRunner
Ember's Glow is the only track winner in the line-up and has also won at Kempton so has to be respected in a poor contest. Telekinetic is still a maiden but she was only beaten a length at Nottingham last time and Tony Carroll will get a race out of her before long. Majestic Stone is 1-26 though ran well at Newcastle last time but Klipperty Klopp has never won nor run beyond the extended 1m1f track. Ahfad is 0-20 and another tackling this trip for the first time but GLADDEN showed a bit more dash when staying on over 1m2f at Chelmsford and has more scope than most of these. Lee Carter's filly has only run on Polytrack so in the hope she'll act on the surface she gets the vote.
Ahfad 25-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, plugged on, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Bird To Love (8-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Brecqhou Island 33-1 (8-2) Always behind, 12th of 13, 15 3/4l behind Junoesque (8-11) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Ember's Glow 11-2 (9-5) Held up in touch, hampered over 3f out, not clear run and lost place over 2f out, not clear run off last bend, switched left and effort inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Herm (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Nov.
Gladden (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Held up behind, driven and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on into 4th inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 4th of 16, 6 1/2l behind Dyagilev (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (6) pol in Oct.
Majestic Stone (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Very slowly away, behind, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, kept on well, 2nd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Mamdood (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Melabi (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, driven over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Greengage (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Telekinetic 10-1 (10-7) Led after 1f, headed over 1f out, stayed on under pressure, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Country'n'western (11-7) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Bumblekite 40-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, effort well over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Chamomile (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Klipperty Klopp 12-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, driven over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Born To Reason (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Nov.
Snow Leopard (IRE) 40-1 (9-1) Switched right start, held up in rear, pushed along halfway, soon struggling, never a factor, 10th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Foresee (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Butterfield (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 7th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Vibrance (9-7) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Chop Chop (IRE) 40-1 (9-3) Dwelt held up, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, 9th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Avorisk Et Perils (9-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
