tracked leaders in 4th, ridden over 2f out, wide into straight, headway 1f out, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong, led post
led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, lost place inside final furlong, no extra
dwelt badly, behind, outpaced over 2f out, never able to challenge
held up in touch, outpaced over 2f out, headway under pressure on inside over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish, headed post
tracked leading pair, ridden over 2f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on until headed and no extra in 3rd towards finish
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Thermal Column finished well ahead of Anniversarie when scoring here in October and has been placed in both subsequent starts. Cahar Fad remains 6lb higher than his earlier course and distance victory while Spirit Of The Sea regularly makes the frame though has yet to win. VIVRE LA REVE has slipped 10lb down the weights in the last year and, with a recent return from a lay-off under her belt, she gets a speculative vote to come good with the lightly-raced Exclusive Diamond another to keep an eye on now handicapping for the first time.
Thermal Column (IRE) 7-2fav (9-4) Raced wide held up, bumped and lost action after 1f, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3 1/4l behind El Duque (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Zubaidah 16-1 (9-6) Prominent, ridden to challenge leader 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Saint Honore (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Anniversarie 16-1 (9-6) Dwelt in rear, weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Thermal Column (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Vivre La Reve 16-1 (8-13) In touch, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Never Change (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Spirit Of The Sea (IRE) 6-1 (8-12) In rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Henpecked (9-9) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Cahar Fad (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, no impression, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Lions Charge (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Nov.
Blue Melody Girl (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Towards rear, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, dist behind Heavens Eyes (10-0) at Southwell 1m mdn hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Exclusive Diamond 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, rallied and hampered inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 6, 9 1/4l behind Antiquarium (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Smugglers Lane (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 12 3/4l behind Speculator (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
