awkward start, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never on terms
mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, led post
led until over 1f out, faded final furlong
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
keen hold in mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leader, every chance over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
behind, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, headed post
always towards rear
held up in rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon beaten
chased leaders, hard ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
A modest finale can go to PRINCESS GAIL, who is back on a winning mark and was a regular around here over the winter. She has been quite lightly raced this year. Avon Supreme is better than he showed at Brighton last time and Stag Hill was fourth over C&D in this grade last week, though is still a maiden after 16 attempts. Flamborough Breeze is tried in blinkers and could find a little further improvement but the remainder, including Irish import Dustland Fairytale, have plenty to prove at present.
Princess Gail 12-1 (9-1) Taken to post early, raced wide held up, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 9l behind Climaxfortackle (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Avon Supreme 10-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 6th of 16, 8l behind Toga Tiger (9-9) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Jun.
Echo Knight (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon lost place, 10th of 11, 12l behind Sudden Wish (8-3) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Stag Hill (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 13, 7l behind Exceedexpectations (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Godwit 16-1 (8-5) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 17l behind Kung Hei Fat Choy (9-10) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jul.
Flamborough Breeze 16-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 8l behind Welsh Nayber (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jul.
Roman Senate (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out, last of 13, 31l behind Authoritarian (9-5) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd.
Can Do Les (IRE) 40-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, 9th of 10, 14l behind Waspy (9-0) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp 0-55 (6) gd.
Blackthorn Stick (IRE) 150-1 (9-3) Chased winner until 3f out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off, 8th of 11, 23l behind Malih (9-3) at Warwick 7f mdn stks (5) gs in Jun.
Blackamoor Zara 200-1 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 10, 15l behind Personal Touch (9-3) at Redcar 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Nov.
Dustland Fairytale (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, no extra from early straight, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 19, 17l behind Atlantic Swing (9-0) at Curragh 1m 1f 3yo fll stks sft in Oct.
