chased leader until ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
towards rear, some late headway, never on terms
chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, no chance after
mid-division, headway to go prominent on outside 8f out, went 2nd 4f out, led 2f out, in command over 1f out
close up, outpaced 3f out, rallied over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd final 100 yards, no impression
mid-divsion, behind final 3f
always in rear, lost touch final 3f, tailed off
close up, not much room 4f out, ridden and weakened soon after
towards rear, headway on outside 4f out, went 3rd 3f out, challenged for 2nd over 1f out, no extra towards finish
took keen hold in mid-division, headway 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed 2f out, chased winner until 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Princess Lexi takes another step up in trip after finishing third over 1m2f at Kempton last month. She has every chance if her stamina holds. Mary Helen disappointed dropped into this grade last time but today's longer distance should be more to her liking, while Bright Sparky seems to save his best for amateur races. Our Kes has place claims, but BALLADE DE LA MER won twice on turf last summer and has dropped back to a winning mark. He gets the vote racing in this lower grade for the first time.
Le Corvee (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Mid-division, riddden over 3f out, headway to chase leaders under pressure over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 8th of 14, 11l behind Delorain (8-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Our Kes (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on near finish, never able to challenge, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Captain Cool (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-52 (6) pol.
Lisbon Lion (IRE) 7-2 (8-7) Keen, held up, headway over 3f out, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Moscow Oznick (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jul.
Dot's Delight 16-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, headway 5f out, challenged over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4l behind French Hollow (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Bright Sparky (GER) 9-2 (10-10) Keen in touch, ridden 3f out, every chance over 1f out, stayed on near finish, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Jackie Kiely (10-9) at Southwell 1m 3f am hcp 0-52 (6) fbs.
Little Richard (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Always in rear, struggling and no chance when came wide into straight, 11th of 12, 13l behind Dubburg (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Paint The Town Red 16-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear and keen, well held when badly hampered over 1f out, 9th of 13, 43l behind Jennerous Blue (8-7) at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Princess Lexi (IRE) 10-3 (8-12) Raced keenly, led early, tracked leaders, effort to challenge well over 2f out, led 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, hung right and no chance with leading pair inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Ocean Of Peace (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Jan.
Ballade de La Mer 20-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed entering final 2f, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Jezza (9-3) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.
Mary Helen 7-2 (9-3) In rear, headway on outer from over 3f out, kept on to go 3rd near finish, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Duneen Dream (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Beauchamp Viking 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, not clear run briefly on inside over 2f out, weakened soon after, 10th of 14, 20l behind Delorain (8-8) at Kempton 2m hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Oak Leaves 22-1 (8-10) Always in rear, 10th of 12, 32l behind Setter's Princess (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
