soon mid-division, never dangerous
held up, ridden, headway 3f out, weakened 2f out
pulled hard in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden 1f out, one pace final furlong
in touch chasing leaders, led well inside final furlong, hard ridden, edged right, headed close home
pulled hard on outside, led after 2f to 5f out, weakened 2f out
towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden 1f out, nearest finish
soon led, hard ridden, headed well inside final furlong
always prominent, ridden, every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
led early, always prominent, ridden 2f out, ran on to lead close home
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, no extra
held up in rear, headway on wide outside 2f out, ran on final furlong, never dangerous
Withdrawn
Bold Phoenix landed a typical Barney Curley gamble last time and can follow up this afternoon, Louve Heureuse and Now Look Away can also be expected to play their part. The selection is not a straightforward ride and has to be handled with kid gloves, however under a terrific ride from Tom Queally he won with a little bit in hand. Jamie Spencer is a top notch replacement and the pair will be hard to beat. Louve Heureuse is well in here on official ratings and put in a solid display on the turf last time. She has shown ability on this surface in the past and looks the main threat to the selection. Now Look Away has been running well at Southwell recently and will be difficult to keep out of the frame in this company. The pick of the others should be Coolfore Jade, but Bold Phoenix is expected to make it back to back victories.
Bold Phoenix (IRE) 5-2 (9-0) Held up behind, smooth headway on outer over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Southwell 7f stk (7) fbs in Oct beating Apple Wood (9-0) by 1l, 13 ran.
Fleet Anchor 8-1 (8-7) Steadied start, soon switched left, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 14, 6l behind Witchcraft (8-9) at Southwell 1m stk (7) std.
Louve Heureuse (IRE) 16-1 (7-13) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 16, nk behind Time To Regret (8-6) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-60 (6) hvy.
Now Look Away (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Venetian Princess (8-9) at Southwell 1m mdn clm (7) fbs.
Peace Emblem (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f, 4th of 16, 3l behind Landescent (8-9) at Warwick 1m 3f stk (7) gd in Oct.
Scorchio (IRE) 4-1 (8-9) Led for 1f, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 7l behind Let It Be (8-4) at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo sll hcp (F) gf in Jun '04.
Single Track Mind 9-1 (8-9) Raced in mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Ragasah (8-11) at Lingfield 7f stk (7) pol in Oct.
Coolfore Jade (IRE) 12-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, chased winner 2f out, edged left over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Tycheros (8-4) at W'hampton 1m 4f stk (7) pol in Oct.