dwelt in touch, headway 2f out, soon chased leader, kept on same pace final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong
slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway inside final furlong, led inside final furlong, won going away
close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
close up, pushed along and weakened 2f out
led, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, edged right and kept on same pace final furlong
held up, pushed along over 2f out, not trouble leaders
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
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Surrajah won a nursery at Chelmsford in December and is 4lb higher while Star Of St Louis has placed off similar marks in the past. Little Ted finished third at Wolverhampton off today’s mark on his penultimate start and has been gelded subsequently but the unexposed GMASHA may improve for this extra distance having posted a better effort on her handicap debut last time. Stablemate Krafla, Ho Leng Lui and Sepia Belle are all handicapping for the time and Grimsthorpe Castle debuts for Mick Appleby.
Sepia Belle 40-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, behind, struggling in rear over 3f out, tailed off 2f out, last of 11, 27 1/4l behind Aweemaweh (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Krafla (USA) 25-1 (8-11) Raced keenly, held up, some headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 9, 9l behind Stormy Mountain (8-11) at Chelmsford City 7f fll stks (5) pol in Feb.
Kentucky Hardboot (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong, last of 13, 22 3/4l behind Breguet Boy (9-5) at Redcar 1m (5) gd in Sep.
Ho Leng Lui 66-1 (9-0) In touch on outside, outpaced 3f out, lost place when ridden inside final furlong, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 21 1/4l behind Cemhaan (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Lord Chapelfield 66-1 (9-3) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 10th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Odyssey Girl (9-5) at Lingfield 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Gmasha 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong, kept on, 5th of 13, 1 1/4l behind Rocketeer (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Princess Mayson (IRE) 7-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, disputed 4th 3f out, no extra from over 1f out, last of 14, 21 1/4l behind Scholastic (8-7) at Curragh 1m hcp sft in Oct.
Surrajah (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) In rear, hampered halfway, pushed along 2f out, kept on final furlong, not troubl;e leaders, 7th of 11, 2l behind Annie Quickstep (9-4) at Lingfield 7f (6) pol in Dec.
Grimsthorpe Castle 25-1 (8-9) Held up in mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, run flattened out final furlong, 10th of 13, 5 3/4l behind Souter Johnnie (9-5) at Kempton 1m (6) pol in Oct.
Star Of St Louis (FR) 25-1 (8-3) Keen raced wide tracked winner, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Rains Of Castamere (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Little Ted 9-2 (8-11) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Wailea Nights (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f (5) pol in Dec.
Blairlogie 40-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 10th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Precision Storm (9-5) at Kempton 1m (6) pol in Oct.