chased leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on to lead last 100 yards
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
led, ridden inside final furlong, headed last 100 yards, lost 2nd place close home
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
towards rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
None of these can be confidently ruled out but William Haggas' stable is absolutely flying and you'd imagine CROSS MY HEART would be ready for her seasonal reappearance. She won over 5f at Pontefract in September so the extra furlong here shouldn't be a problem and she should improve again this year. Burning Dawn also still has scope and should be winning soon but Spicy became disappointing in the autumn while Laudation and Duke Of Orange were beaten favourites last time, the latter only running at Chepstow on Friday. Wolverhampton fourth Wildcrafting could sneak into a place under a 7lb claimer however.
Cross My Heart 5-2 (8-12) Made all, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on well, won at Pontefract 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Sep beating Teetotal (9-3) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Burning Dawn (USA) 6-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 15, 2 1/4l behind Silkelly (9-0) at Thirsk 6f 2yo stks (5) gs in Sep.
Spicy (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Dwelt raced wide in touch, ridden and slightly outpaced over 1f out, driven and kept on towards finish, 5th of 7, 2l behind Mossgo (9-0) at Lingfield 5f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Pixilated 11-4 (9-1) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, last of 4, 7l behind Golden Flower (8-11) at Lingfield 5f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Laudation 11-4fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 5l behind The Scuttler (8-11) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Duke of Orange (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Chased leading pair, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd 1f out, no impression on winner, just held held on for 2nd, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Edged Out (9-6) at Chepstow 6f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Annaley My Darling (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Took keen hold, soon steadied tracking leaders on inside, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Fossa (8-11) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Wildcrafting 7-1 (9-4) Held up mid-division, went 3rd over 3f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Eastern Dragon (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Jontleman (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 9l behind Intrigo (9-6) at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.