raced wide towards rear, headway to go close up 9f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, tailed off
soon led, ridden 2 lengths clear over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
raced wide held up, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, never a factor
keen led early, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden and kept on one pace final 2f
slow into stride in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on
always towards rear, tailed off
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, pushed along 5f out, ridden when headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, not reach winner
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
Throckley had slipped down the weights before winning at Southwell and has been raised 6lb but Omotesando escapes a penalty after landing an apprentices’ race over 2m here. Island Brave scored over a shorter trip at the track last month while Spinning Melody made a winning start at Chelmsford in October but also steps up in distance. STAR STORY (NAP) makes most appeal as she was beaten only a length in a tougher handicap than this over 1m4f at Newmarket last time and there should be more to come from Ralph Beckett’s filly today.
Throckley 25-1 (9-7) Raced wide in touch, headway 5f out, pressed leaders 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Topamichi (9-1) by 2 1/4l, 13 ran.
Maifalki (FR) 16-1 (9-2) Steadied start, keen in rear, headway chasing leaders over 3f out, weakened inside final 3f, behind and eased final 2f, 11th of 12, dist behind Roll On Rory (9-5) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Take Two 5-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, behind 10f out, headway over 2f out, 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, not quite reach winner, 2nd of 7, hd behind Snowy Winter (10-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Tangramm 33-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 14, 33 1/4l behind Road To Dubai (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Thistimenextyear 6-1 (8-12) Led until over 3f out, soon rallied, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 10 1/2l behind Sternrubin (9-13) at Ffos Las 1m 6f hcp (4) hvy in Aug.
Spinning Melody (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Made virtually all, ridden over 1f out, hard pressed final furlong, held on gamely, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct beating Footman (9-5) by nk, 7 ran.
Azam 66-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden and weakened entering final 2f, last of 10, 10 1/4l behind Ply (9-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Lungarno Palace (USA) 6-1 (9-1) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Arty Campbell (9-0) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) gf in Jul.
Villette (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, effort on inner over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp fll (3) pol in Nov.
Island Brave (IRE) 22-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Peace And Plenty (9-1) by 1l, 13 ran.
Star Story Evensfav (8-2) Keen, led and set steady pace, headed outpaced 5f out and dropped to 3rd, pushed along over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, last of 3, 1l behind Donnachies Girl (8-7) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp fll (3) gf in Nov.
Omotesando 12-1 (9-10) Held up, headway 4f out, effort over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Hallstatt (9-8) by 1l, 12 ran.
