chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
outpaced in rear, ridden over 1f out, kep ton and no impression final furlong
chased leaders in 4th, led inside final furlong, soon ridden, kept on well
always towards rear
towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, no extra
towards rear and outpaced, never dangerous
None of these inspire much confidence with a few looking to put recent poor efforts behind them. They include Frozen Princess, a runner-up at Brighton back in August and Wiseton, second at Thirsk during the summer. GEORGE BAILEY was also below par on his latest start after showing promise at Beverley earlier but he still gets a tentative vote given that trainer Bryan Smart has won of two of the three renewals. Desert Apostle is out of a prolific mare and is worth a second glance in this company on her racecourse debut.
George Bailey (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 11l behind Properus (9-5) at Redcar 6f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Oct.
Wiseton (IRE) 15-8 (9-5) Chased leaders, effort halfway, soon no impression, 4th of 8, 10l behind You're My Cracker (9-0) at Catterick 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf in Aug.
Air Of York (IRE) 28-1 (8-6) Outpaced towards rear and never on terms, 9th of 13, 6l behind Toni's A Star (8-6) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) in Oct.
Desert Apostle (IRE) Tagula filly out of Cambara.
Frozen Princess 11-8fav (9-4) Tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along and in 5th over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 12l behind Alaskan Wing (8-13) at Catterick 6f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Oct.
Icandi 4-1 (9-3) Bumped start, towards rear, ridden 2f out, no progress, 9th of 11, 9l behind Sparbrook (9-1) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Miss Jonh (FR) 25-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon faded, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Madamoiselle Bond (8-2) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn fll auc stks (5) pol in May.
Magical Peak Hellvelyn filly out of Enjoy The Magic.