dwelt in rear, pushed along 5f out, headway under pressure 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, no impression over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, driven to lead towards finish, ran on
keen led, ridden clear over 1f out, headed towards finish
held up, ridden and headway to chase clear leader over 1f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
There's not much separating these at the weights but PLUCKY DIP won at Kempton last month and finished second off today's higher mark over track and trip last week. He gets the vote ahead of Handwoven, placed on numerous occasions but winless after 17 starts. Vied wasn't beaten far at Wolverhampton in November and could figure on her handicap debut while What A Dandy had showed some progress before encountering soft ground at Windsor last time. Born To Fly won over 7f here in August and has a shout with an apprentice's allowance helping his cause.
Bishan Bedi (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Took keen hold in mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 7th of 15, 12l behind Royal Seal (8-10) at Yarmouth 7f mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Born To Fly (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Mid-division, not much room 4f out, headway 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 8l behind Vallila (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep.
Derbyshire (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) In rear, ridden and some headway 2f out, no impression after, 6th of 9, 11l behind Love Tangle (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) sft in Nov.
Handwoven (IRE) 2-1fav (9-3) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression on winner final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Mowhoob (10-0) at Musselburgh 7f mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Plucky Dip 9-2 (9-5) Took keen hold early, chased leader, led 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, headed and edged left inside final furlong, kept on same pace, well clear of 3rd, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Choice Of Destiny (9-2) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Vied (USA) 66-1 (9-0) Prominent, pushed along 2f out, soon ridden, not clear run briefly over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Giant Samurai (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Jay Gee Speedfit (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, raced wide towards rear, no progress when hung badly right from over 2f out, 12th of 14, 16l behind Knavery (9-3) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in May.
What A Dandy (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Took keen hold tracking leaders in 3rd, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and hung badly left from 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 7l behind Space Walker (9-3) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in May.
