chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, led post
chased leaders, shaken up and every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
slowly into stride, soon in touch on inside, ridden and weakening when hung left over 1f out, lost near side cheekpiece entering final furlong
started very slowly and reared leaving stalls, never able to recover and always behind
held up towards rear, some headway towards inside over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced keenly, ridden and strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed post
raced wide, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon lost place
tracked leading pair, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, switched right and kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
KENSTONE had 22 starts before recording his first win and promptly followed that with another victory when scoring easily at Chelmsford last time. He’s worth sticking with in his current frame of mind and is just preferred to Cliff. The latter won here last month and has gone close in both subsequent starts while Binky Blue was not beaten that far when fifth here last time and today’s apprentice takes 7lb off her back. Spice Mill remains without a win and the veteran George Baker has not raced since July.
Cliff (IRE) 5-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 9, hd behind Gold Flash (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
George Baker (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Prominent, lost place after 2f, switched left and headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Imperial State (11-0) at Salisbury 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Spice Mill (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Pushed along towards rear, never a factor, 7th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Ticks The Boxes (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Hercullian Prince 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, lost place well over 2f out, behind over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 22 3/4l behind Gracious George (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Binky Blue (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, ridden to challenge approaching final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Arize (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Dec.
Kenstone (FR) 4-1fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Zabdi (9-2) by 3 1/4l, 13 ran.
Q Ten Girl (IRE) 33-1 (8-6) Held up towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, ridden and faded inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 7 1/2l behind Beautiful Stranger (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Dec.
Showtime Blues 4-1jfav (9-4) Raced wide, close up, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Seek The Fair Land (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Wink Oliver 16-1 (9-5) Hampered start, held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 6th of 13, 3l behind Medicean El Diablo (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
