raced wide held up, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, wide and headway 2f out, ridden and hung left approaching final furlong, driven to lead towards finish
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced wide keen in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
close up, pushed along to chase leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, ran on
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
slowly away in rear, never on terms
in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on
held up, pushed along 2f out, never on terms
slowly away in rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, ran on
soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, soon weakened
Red Gunner won here and at Chelmsford in November but was beaten off a lower mark on his latest start at Lingfield. Hector's Here hasn’t raced since July and hadn’t shown much previously on all-weather surfaces but recent Lingfield winner Toro Dorado has to go on the shortlist given he won here last summer and Kilbaha Lady has placed twice at Newcastle, though has been off the track since October. RAILPORT DOLLY won off a higher mark on Turf last year and is relatively unexposed on artificial surfaces so gets a tentative vote in an open-looking handicap. Perfecimperfection is better than she showed at Lingfield at the start of the month but Lady Alavesa may still need to drop a few pounds.
Hector's Here 7-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, kept on and every chance when edged left and bumped winner towards finish, just held, 2nd of 6, nk behind Anna Bunina (9-4) at Beverley 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Toro Dorado 11-4fav (9-7) Held up in rear, headway wide last bend, hung left from over 1f out, stayed on well to lead well inside final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Holiday Magic (9-3) by nk, 9 ran.
Railport Dolly 7-2 (10-10) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 6th of 12, 7 3/4l behind The Throstles (10-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Perfecimperfection (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Crimewave (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Kilbaha Lady (IRE) 4-1fav (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased front pair over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to press winner inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Kannapolis (9-8) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Balgees Time (FR) (8-4) 10th of 16, 8 1/4l behind Chipiron (9-6) at Deauville 1m 4f hcp pol in Jan.
Fronsac 7-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, never a threat, 4th of 11, 3/4l behind Magicinthemaking (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Lady Alavesa 6-1 (9-4) Steadied start, held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never a factor, 6th of 9, 1 3/4l behind Carnival Rose (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Jan.
Embrace The Moment (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Mid-division, driven on outside 3f out, effort over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Toro Dorado (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Red Gunner 11-4 (9-11) Held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 4l behind Gerry The Glover (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Destinys Rock 50-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden inside final furlong, never involved, 10th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Canasta (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Double Reflection 33-1 (9-10) Took keen hold, tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Que Quieres (8-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
