led, ridden and headed over 3f out, chased leader until 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong
chased leader, led over 3f out, clear 2f out, ridden and veered right over 1f out, straightened and stayed on well
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on
held up in rear, never on terms
held up in 7th towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never able to challenge
chased leading trio, effort to dispute 2nd 2f out, went 2nd soon after, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leading quartett on inside, outpaced and lost place over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, switched left and kept on inside final furlong, never able to challenge
soon pushed along, chased leading pair, went 2nd 3f out until ridden inside final 2f, chased leaders until weakened and eased inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and struggling over 3f out, tailed off and eased
Nonrunner
Gordon Elliott typically seeks to strike whilst the iron is hot with Saturday's handicap winner here in FACE VALUE. He scored with something to spare and clearly appreciated being upped in trip although he should not be inconvenienced by the drop back to a mile and half here. He can defy a 6lb penalty. Jimmy Fortune was in the plate on Saturday but now partners Ay Ay Tate on whom he rode a canny race to land a tight Lingfield seller last time. This looks a tougher test off topweight though and Land Hawk could be a bigger threat if handling this first-ever step-up to twelve furlongs as he's been in good form of late in fair contests. Dream Catcher is a rare Flat runner for the O'Neill team and teams up with Hayley Turner. The combination scored over a much longer trip here in December and will no doubt set out to maximise assured stamina over this significantly shorter trip.
Ay Tay Tate (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Made all, hard driven 3f out, hard ridden when strongly challenged inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Lingfield 1m 4f sell stks (6) pol in Jan beating Rowan Ridge (9-4) by hd, 4 ran.
War of The Roses (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous, 11th of 12, 42l behind Mount Abora (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Illustrious Forest 8-1 (8-7) Made all, ridden clear from over 1f out, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec beating Shirataki (8-10) by 8l, 7 ran.
Royal Alcor (IRE) 11-2 (9-8) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon no impression, 6th of 11, 8l behind Thundering Home (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Blackstone Vegas 10-1 (8-9) Towards rear, never nearer, 7th of 14, 12l behind Red Courtier (9-7) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jul.
Land Hawk (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on same pace final furlong,, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Trip Switch (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Face Value 7-4fav (8-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led well over 1f out, driven out stayed on well and came clear inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hacp 0-70 (5) pol beating Maison Brillet (9-7) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.
Striding Edge (IRE) 8-1 (10-2) Mid-division, outpaced over 4f out, not troubled leaders, 8th of 12, 9l behind Maslak (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 4f am hcp (0-70) (5) pol.
Akula (IRE) 6-1 (9-8) Chased winner, ridden inside final 3f, lost 2nd inside final 2f, soon beaten, 6th of 9, 11l behind Brasingaman Eric (9-9) at Nottingham 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Oct.
Joyously 33-1 (9-0) Dwelt always in rear, 10th of 11, 19l behind Spacecraft (8-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Dream Catcher (SWE) 6-1 (10-0) Led and raced keen, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 7th of 10, 7l behind Prince Charlemagne (8-9) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
