tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, soon ridden and every chance, no extra final 100 yards
tracked leaders, challenged over 1f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, headed and dropped to 3rd near finish
soon pressed leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
slowly into stride, pulled hard towards rear, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, took 2nd near finish
in rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headway under pressure on outside entering final furlong, ran on, finished strongly to lead near finish
led, edged left after 1f, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
hampered after 1f, tracked leaders, lost place when short of room 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
SOUND AND SILENCE is penalised for winning a Group 3 contest in France in September. He was narrowly beaten in a Listed sprint at Del Mar last month when finishing a couple of lengths in front of Corinthia Knight and is fancied to confirm running despite the worse terms. Izzy Bizu looks next best at the weights and finished runner-up in Listed company at Newmarket last time but Never Back Down failed to threaten in a Listed event at Doncaster in October. The remainder have plenty to find on today’s terms though Music Society remains unexposed having easily won a novice event at Carlisle last month.
Sound And Silence 33-10fav (8-8) Rallied,led,edged, 2nd of 16, shd behind Declarationofpeace (8-8) at Del Mar 5f stks gd in Nov.
Corinthia Knight (IRE) 22-1 (8-8) Stalked btwn,outkicked, 4th of 16, shd behind Declarationofpeace (8-8) at Del Mar 5f stks gd in Nov.
Joegogo (IRE) 7-2 (9-13) Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on, won at Wolverhampton 6f (5) pol in Nov beating Arden Pearl (9-7) by 1l, 7 ran.
Music Society (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Made most, ridden and ran on, unchallenged, won at Chelmsford City 7f stks (6) pol in Nov beating Blue Candy (9-2) by 4 1/2l, 12 ran.
Never Back Down (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, pushed along halfway, some headway far side of group over 1f out, never involved, 5th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Speak In Colours (9-1) at Doncaster 6f lst stks (1) gs in Oct.
Izzy Bizu (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Led on far rail, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Alwasmiya (9-0) at Newmarket 6f lst fll stks (1) gf in Nov.
Yogi's Girl (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Steadied start, held up, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 20 1/2l behind Beatbox Rhythm (9-9) at Newcastle 6f stks (2) pol in Oct.
Our Man In Havana 5-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 7f (4) pol in Nov beating Central City (9-4) by nk, 5 ran.