rider removed hood late, soon recovered, mid-division, headway on inner over 2f out, flashed tail and led approaching final furlong, ridden out
slowly away towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace
in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd near finish
held up, headway on outer over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, edged left and stayed on towards finish
tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, chase leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, chased leader over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, ridden over 2f out, headway and not clear run over 1f out, ran on, not trouble leaders
held up, ridden over 2f out, ran on, never nearer
chased leader until over 2f out, soon weakened
led, clear over 4f out until over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide mid-division, ridden halfway, ran on final furlong, not trouble leaders
With her stable in sparkling form, QUEEN AGGIE is taken to defy a 7lb rise for her comfortable victory here earlier this month, especially as George Downing's claim takes care of most of the extra. Malaysian Boleh scored at Lingfield last week but had earlier run very well here and should make a bold bid to defy a penalty and is another with a very competent claimer on board. Be Royale scored at Southwell last week but his earlier forays on this surface weren't as successful while Shades Of Silk has yet to prove she stays this far. Random was making her handicap debut when successful here last month. She'll find this tougher from her new mark but she has more to offer and should get into the frame.
Malaysian Boleh 6-1 (9-7) Steadied start, midfield, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, flashed tail when led over 1f out, kept on well under pressure, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol beating Mon Cigar (9-6) by hd, 11 ran.
Shamaheart (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) Dwelt raced wide in rear, bumped over 2f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 10, 6l behind Zac Brown (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4).
Queen Aggie (IRE) 9-4fav (9-0) Held up mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-62 (6) beating El Mirage (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 11 ran.
Be Royale 4-1fav (8-8) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, switched left approaching final furlong, driven and stayed on to lead near finish, won at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs beating Burnhope (8-11) by nk, 13 ran.
Shades of Silk 12-1 (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Spinning Cobblers (8-0) at Wolverhampton 6f app hcp 0-70 (5).
Hill Of Dreams (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 25l behind Go For Broke (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Heartsong (IRE) 18-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Penny Garcia (8-8) at Catterick 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Oct.
The Dukkerer (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Bint Dandy (8-10) at Wolverhampton 7f fll hcp (0-75) (3yo+) (5) in Oct.
Random 16-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on strongly on outer over 1f out, led towards finish, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) in Oct beating Major Muscari (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Bogsnog (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 12l behind Rich Again (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) in Oct.
Bertie Blu Boy 8-1 (9-4) Led and set good pace, ridden and joined 2f out, headed well over 1f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong, 11th of 12, 9l behind Pour La Victoire (9-7) at Lingfield 7f app hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Two Shades Of Grey (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 8th of 18, 5l behind Another Royal (8-13) at Redcar 6f app hcp (6) gd in Oct.
