soon led, headed 9f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in rear, pushed along over 3f out, never on terms
keen tracked leader, led 9f out, pushed along 2f out, driven out, gamely
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
towards rear, never a factor
held up, headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
close up, ridden 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, not quicken and lost 2nd towards finish
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f, no impression final furlong
in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
in touch, weakened over 3f out
led early, tracked leaders, chased winner over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong and lost 3 places
EMBER’S GLOW ran no sort of race back on Turf last time but had been thereabouts on the all-weather before that. He may prove good enough despite returning from a lay-off. Mr Sundowner finished second in an amateurs race at Nottingham recently looking for a first win since 2017 while Lady Of York’s earlier success came over 1m2f at Chelmsford and she ran poorly here last time. Archippos has yet to win on the all-weather and Relative Ease may prove best of the rest.
Rocket Naan 50-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, 11th of 14, 14 3/4l behind Beat The Breeze (8-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Archippos 40-1 (8-12) Just worse than midfield, ridden over 3f out, no impression over 2f out, 11th of 13, 13 3/4l behind King Of The South (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Lady Of York 15-2 (9-7) Raced wide close up, led over 5f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Dragons Will Rise (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
California Lad 17-2 (9-6) Midfield, ridden over 2f out, kept on entering final furlong, 4th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Narjes (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Epaneema (IRE) 125-1 (11-1) In touch in rear, pushed along 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Midnight Ginger (11-1) at Fakenham 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Word Of Honour 11-2 (9-6) Held up, hard ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 13, 22 3/4l behind Kingson (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Relative Ease 16-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, chased winner until entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Cinzento (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Feb.
Ember's Glow 22-1 (9-1) Mid-division, well beaten 2f out, eased, 12th of 14, dist behind Kaylen's Mischief (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Mr Sundowner (USA) 16-1 (10-1) Midfield, niggled along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out to dispute lead, lacked pace of winner closing stages, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Born To Please (10-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Screeching Dragon (IRE) 250-1 (9-1) Led after 1f, headed after a couple of furlongs, ridden along over 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 34 1/2l behind Highest Ground (9-8) at Haydock 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Jun.
Castletroy (IRE) 125-1 (9-5) In touch in mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 27 3/4l behind At Ease (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Mdina 22-1 (9-5) Always in rear, never a factor, 9th of 14, 10l behind Stone Mason (9-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
