held up, headway between horses well over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on well
raced keenly, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, stayed on into 3rd well inside final furlong
took keen hold tracking leaders, headway on outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
raced keenly, led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
slowly into stride, pushed along halfway, always behind
Anastazia has done her winning over 6f so far and Just Marion's win at Kempton came in a lowly Class 6 event. Harry Hurricane was second in a handicap over 6f last time and has been raised a further 4lb while Star Of The Stage is upped 6lb after scoring on his handicap debut at Lingfield. But the recent maiden winners may end up fighting this one out with Middle England looking to have every chance partnered by an apprentice, although a tentative vote goes to the winning debutant PHARMACEUTICAL to come good again with normal progress.
Harry Hurricane 11-8fav (9-3) In touch, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Primrose Valley (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Pharmaceutical (IRE) 6-4fav (8-9) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd travelling well inside final 2f, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan beating Double Heaven (8-9) by 1l, 9 ran.
Anastazia 9-2 (9-1) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, effort on wide outside over 1f out, soon no impression, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Blue Aegean (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Middle England (IRE) 4-5fav (8-1) Prominent, driven to lead over 2f out, drew clear inside final furlong, very easy, won at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan beating Single Lense (8-9) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.
Star Of The Stage 6-1 (8-13) Keen, soon led and steadied pace, ridden and quickened clear entering final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 7f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Dec beating Glorious Dancer (8-10) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Just Marion (IRE) 10-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, driven halfway, progress to challenge over 1f out, kept on well under pressure, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Apache Storm (9-6) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (4) fbs in Jan.