held up towards rear, shaken up over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
edged right start, soon prominent, led 9f out, headed over 7f out, weakened over 1f out
not much room and slowly into stride, towards rear, modest effort on inside over 1f out, no impression
led early, chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, weakened final furlong
soon led, headed 9f out, led over 7f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace
mid-division, switched right over 1f out, kept on never threatened
rousted away from stall, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 3f out, close up and edged left entering final furlong, soon outpaced by winner, kept on
chased leaders, keen early, outpaced 3f out, rallied over 1f out, kept on
held up in rear, modest headway wide final furlong, no chance
soon mid-division, closed 9f out, led entering final furlong, drew clear, comfortably
slowly into stride, mid-division, shaken up over 1f out, never on terms
keen early, always in rear
Can Can Girl arrives on the back of a win at Newcastle while King Charles will be sharper for a recent comeback run and drops down a grade. But novice winner VICTORY STAR wasn’t beaten far at Kempton on his handicap bow and should go close with an apprentice’s allowance in his favour today. A Legacy finished behind the selection last time while Paddyplex steps up in trip and Mr Carbonator is best at Southwell.
Avarice (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Held up, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 11th of 14, 8 3/4l behind Marion's Boy (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Top Drop (IRE) 100-1 (9-4) Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 9th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Bobba Tee (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
King Charles (USA) 12-1 (9-1) Towards rear, wide and headway over 5f out, tracked leaders over 4f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 11, 3l behind Bobba Tee (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Astroman 6-1 (10-12) Chased leader, ridden and led briefly before 2 out, kept on, just held, 2nd of 13, 3/4l behind Robin's Dream (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (4) gd in May.
Victory Star 17-2 (9-11) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner when dropped to 3rd final 110 yards, lost that placing post, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Liberated Lad (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
The Throstles 11-1 (9-2) Chased leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened quickly, 8th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Cote d'Azur (9-7) at Haydock 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Can Can Girl (IRE) 9-2 (9-7) Raced wide in mid-division, headway tracking leaders 5f out, went 2nd 4f out, led over 1f out, ridden and stayed on, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Batocchi (8-6) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Paddyplex 13-2 (9-4) Held up, ridden and outpaced at 3f, never a factor, 7th of 12, 8 3/4l behind End Zone (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Mr Carbonator 50-1 (9-9) Led, pushed along and headed 5f out, weakened final 2f, 11th of 13, 25 1/4l behind Can Can Girl (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Mercian Hymn 18-1 (9-4) Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd over 4f out until inside final 2f, weakened soon after, 12th of 13, 10l behind Proclaimer (9-8) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
A Legacy 6-1 (9-5) Mid-division on inside, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f, 7th of 9, 9 1/2l behind Liberated Lad (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
The Sedberghian (IRE) 28-1 (9-6) Awkward leaving stalls, restrained in rear, pulled hard, pushed along over 2f out, made no impression, 10th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Hooflepuff (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
