held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, no impression
raced freely, made all, driven inside final furlong, held on
ran without declared tongue tie, carried right start, always towards rear
edged right start, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on final 100 yards, went 2nd towards finish, just held
carried right start, chased winner, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd towards finish, kept on
chased leaders, driven over 1f out, edged left and unable to quicken inside final furlong
Wakai Umi has switched yards since winning at Dundalk last month and is 8lb higher while Royal Mariner’s earlier double at Lingfield came over a longer trip. Tephi went close at the latter track when William Buick was last on board but Karl Burke’s yard is in fine form and EXQUISITELY is taken to make a winning debut in handicaps having been beaten only a nose at Newcastle last time.
Democracy Dilemma (IRE) 150-1 (9-5) Raced towards far side, prominent, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after, 19th of 24, 13l behind Little Big Bear (9-5) at Ascot 5f lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Wakai Umi (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Made all, travelling well 2f out, ridden clear 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, easily, won at Dundalk 5f hcp pol in Oct beating Escaping Thejungle (10-0) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Dunnington Lad (IRE) 80-1 (9-3) Raced alone stand side, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 34l behind Harry's Halo (8-12) at Doncaster 6f (4) hvy in Nov.
Tephi (IRE) 13-8fav (9-2) Raced wide, close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Seantrabh (9-7) at Catterick 5f stks (5) sft in Oct.
Exquisitely 2-1 (8-13) Prominent, led 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 9, shd behind Sporting Hero (9-11) at Newcastle 5f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Royal Mariner (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Took keen hold, towards rear throughout, never on terms, 6th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Tenjin (9-6) at Kempton 6f (5) pol in Oct.