soon led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
always prominent, led over 3f out, ridden when edged slightly right and rider dropped whip well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace
chased leader until over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on one pace
slowly into stride, in rear, no impression when edged left over 1f out
in touch, ridden 4f out, weakened well over 2f out
slowly away, in rear, driven along over 4f out, always behind
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out, slightly hampered and switched left well over 1f out, soon hung left, weakened well inside final furlong
held up towards rear, not clear run briefly over 3f out, and again over 2f out, headway and came wide entering straight, chased winner inside final furlong, stayed on
mid-division, ridden 4f out, struggling and not clear run on inside over 2f out, hung right inside final furlong
in touch, driven along over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
Distant Drama, Alexander Guru and Idun make most appeal in this maiden and we will nominate Distant Drama as the one to beat. Jeremy Noseda's filly has disappointed here in the past but she ran well at Lingfield last time when a close second behind Hope Island and a reproduction of that effort should make her tough to beat. Alexander Guru ran a fair race on his handicap debut here when fourth behind Prince Noel. He will need to improve to get competitive off this mark but he is lightly-raced and there may be more to come. Idun is another lightly-raced filly and she did not see out the trip at Lingfield last time. She may be worth another chance tonight over this more suitable distance. Botham has a decent draw and could go well at a price, but we prefer the claims of Distant Drama who should be hard to beat.
Semi Detached (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 16l behind Quaglino Way (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Oct.
Alexander Guru 12-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 4l behind Prince Noel (7-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Botham (USA) 7-2 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 10l behind Prince Noel (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f stk 0-55 (6) pol in Oct.
Cyril The Squirrel 33-1 (9-3) Started slowly, outpaced in rear, in touch after 2f, headway over 1f out, no impression on leaders, 4th of 7, 11l behind Multakka (9-4) at Lingfield 7f mdn aut stk (6) pol.
Genoa Star 80-1 (8-6) Very slowly away, always well behind, tailed off, last of 15, well behind Red Current (9-4) at Pontefract 1m 2f app hcp (6) gf in Sept.
Imperial Amber 10-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, pulled hard, soon tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced and weakened, 6th of 7, 12l behind Multakka (9-4) at Lingfield 7f mdn aut stk (6) pol.
Distant Drama (USA) 5-2fav (8-12) Prominent, chased leaders 2f out, every chance well inside final furlong, just outpaced by winner, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Hope Island (8-12) at Lingfield 1m mdn aut stk (6) pol.
Idun 4-1 (8-12) Chased leader until over 4f out, 5th of 8, 30l behind River Deuce (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Oct.
Johnston's Glory (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Prominent, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 12, 32l behind Grethel (8-9) at Ayr 1m 1f 3yo clm (5) sft in Oct.
Josama 100-1 (8-12) Always behind, 13th of 14, 24l behind Cape Cobra (9-3) at Redcar 6f mdn stk (5) gd in Oct.
Santera (IRE) 100-1 (8-4) Always behind, last of 9, 31l behind Step To The Stars (8-4) at Redcar 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gs in Jun.
