slowly into stride, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong to go 3rd near finish, not reached leading pair
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish, not reached winner
made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, held on towards finish
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
soon chased winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, no extra when lost place well inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong
mid-division on outside, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never reached leaders
held up behind, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, no impression
settled mid-division on inside, ridden well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders on outside, outpaced 2f out, lost place over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Both My Lord and Magic Stella arrive here off the back of wins but with one winning in plating class and the other in a maiden they are both difficult to assess back in this company. With that in mind the vote lands with all-weather debutant PLANET WAVES as he takes a big step down in class. The colt was last seen finishing just over three lengths when third of 15 in a class two event at Doncaster and with that effectively coming off this mark (the jockey put up 1lb overweight last time) then he should have enough to win this if taking to the surface. Geordie Iris is unexposed and broke her maiden here so should have more to offer back on the Polytrack.
Fred Willetts (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Soon outpaced, behind, went modest 5th 2f out, 5th of 7, 14l behind Makeynn (9-7) at Southwell 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.
Planet Waves (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 15, 3 1/2l behind Majestic Dream (8-5) at Doncaster 7f 2yo hcp (2) gd in Oct.
My Lord 5-1 (8-8) Took keen hold tracking leaders, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, won at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo clm stks (6) pol beating Bilko Pak (8-13) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Golden Shine 3-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders, headway on outside 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, held near finish, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Lady Prodee (8-2) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo clm stks (6) pol.
Magic Stella 9-4 (8-12) Soon led, ridden and headed narrowly well over 1f out, led again entering final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct beating Strictly Pink (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Geordie Iris (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leading pair on outside, chased winner over 2f out, soon ridden, outpaced over 1f out, no impression when lost place final 100 yards, lost 3rd post, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Itzakindamagic (8-7) at Pontefract 1m 2yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Sep.
Point Du Jour (FR) 40-1 (9-2) Dwelt and hampered start, soon pushed along and pulled hard soon after, headway on wide outside 5f out, effort on outside over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Charles Fosterkane (8-10) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Restless Bay (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Slowly into stride, towards rear, switched to outside 2f out, headway under preesure over 1f out, 4th and one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 6l behind Insolenceofoffice (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol.
Cristaliyev 8-1 (9-6) Fly jumped start, slowly into stride, close up, hung right and hampered over 3f out, driven over 2f out, kept on one pace final 2f, 5th of 9, 5l behind Rowan Spirit (9-7) at Southwell 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Cerejeira (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Outpaced in rear, never dangerous, 10th of 11, 10l behind El Viento (9-2) at Catterick 5f 2yo nov stk (4) gd in Oct.
