held up and behind, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leader, led well over 1f out, ridden over 1f out, held on, all out
chased leaders, ridden and went 2nd over 1f out, ran on, lost 2nd post
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway on inside over 1f out, never troubled leaders
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, hung left and stayed on same pace inside final furlong
led until well over 1f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, raced keenly, held up towards rear, good headway on outside and hung left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd post, just failed
Beepeecee has struggled since going up 6lb for scoring at Chelmsford in October while Noble Ballad has been unable to cope with a 4lb rise for his narrow Southwell victory. BELL HEATHER has gained both of her all-weather victories on this track and though she was well beaten in a better race than this in November she was impeded at a crucial stage and the run is best ignored. She gets the vote in a race where nothing stands out. Bush Beauty hasn't won for a very long time and shows no sign of returning to form despite a big drop in the ratings.
Beepeecee 5-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, chasing leaders when not clear run inside final furlong, eased, 7th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Ban Shoof (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Bell Heather (IRE) 18-1 (8-12) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 13, 10l behind Fire Diamond (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Honey Badger 5-1 (9-6) In touch, headway to chase leader over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3 3/4l behind Insurplus (9-5) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Lucky Lodge 25-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Lady Of The Lamp (8-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Kafoo 13-2 (9-9) Raced wide, always in rear, last of 12, dist behind Meandmyshadow (9-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Noble Ballad 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Queens Royale (9-6) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Zenovia (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Billyoakes (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Know Your Name 25-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Champagne Pink (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Bush Beauty (IRE) 5-1 (9-7) In rear, ridden 2f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 11, 9l behind Spare Parts (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.