took keen hold, chased leader, led over 6f out until 4f out, chased leader until weakened final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, went 2nd briefly well inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
led until over 6f out, led again 4f out, headed over 1f out, one pace
held up, in rear, never a factor
slowly into stride, soon in touch, chased leaders 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear
held up, in rear, headway on inside 2f out, stayed on into 2nd, towards finish, not reached winner
towards rear, ran wide straight, never a factor
prominent, ran wide on bend, weakened over 3f out
behind, effort on inside well over 1f out, soon hard ridden, weakened approaching final furlong
raced wide in mid-division, headway over 3f out, hard ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
in touch, weakened 2f out
held up, in rear,headway over 1f out ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
Nonrunner
Division Two of the amateur riders' handicap is even more competitive than the first but now down below her last winning mark we take a chance on OUR KES with Marjury Daw open to more improvement, while Alfredtheordinary is up in the weights despite defeat last time. A winner here over further when 1lb worse off in September the pick is just as affective over this trip and has a decent strike rate at the track. Her penultimate start when not beaten far at Lingfield showed she retains some ability and against these rivals she has a good shout at getting back on top. Alfredtheordinary doesn't win too often but has come back to form as his mark has fallen. He only found the one too good off a pound lighter last time but it remains a concern he's unsuccessful at this venue in eight starts. Marjury Daw also just missed out last time and could feature if building on that run now a couple of pounds up in the handicap while Michael Wigham's Wetherby Place returned from a short break to run well in defeat last time and a similar effort will have him involved. A tricky puzzle to solve this but Our Kes now looks to be under a winning burden.
Bajan Pride 10-1 (8-5) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, struggling over 2f out, 8th of 12, 9l behind Saviour Sand (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Alfredtheordinary 9-2 (9-3) Raced wide, in touch, ridden to press winner 2f out, driven and stayed on towards finish, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Chanrossa (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcap (6) pol.
Marjury Daw (IRE) 17-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, slightly outpaced over 2f out, headway when bumped approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind The City Kid (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Our Kes (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened entering final furlong, 6th of 12, 13l behind Shandelight (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Flighty Fellow (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Always behind, last of 12, 30l behind Dazzling Begum (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Wetherby Place (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Steadied start, held up in rear, ridden and ran on to take 3rd well inside final furlong, not reached leaders, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Stanley Goodspeed (8-13) at Lingfield 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Schinken Otto (IRE) 18-1 (9-13) Slowly into stride, soon recovered and chased leader over 12f out, led over 3f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3l behind William's Way (10-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f am hcp (0-70) (5) pol in Mar.
Our Fugitive (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 7l behind Handsinthemist (8-7) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-52 (6) fbs in Mar.
Coeur Brule (FR) 80-1 (8-7) In touch, until weakened over 2f out, 9th of 14, 20l behind Perception (9-4) at Kempton 2m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep.
Persian Tomcat (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Chased leading pair, pushed along 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, eased when beaten final furlong, last of 5, 28l behind Fleur De Lion (8-7) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Dec.
Naledi 40-1 (8-0) Towards rear, ridden 4f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, went fourth inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Head First (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Bobering 40-1 (8-0) Raced in last place, never near leaders, 8th of 13, 10l behind Kirstys Lad (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Magic Warrior 16-1 (9-0) Dwelt, always behind, 8th of 10, 27l behind Rock Anthem (10-1) at Salisbury 1m ladies hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug.
