in rear, driven and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to take 3rd towards finish, no chance with front pair
tracked leader, led over 6f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra in clear 2nd final 75 yards
mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden to chase clear pair 1f out, no impression, lost 3rd towards finish
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven and in command final 75 yards
mid-division, driven 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
behind, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
in touch, driven over 3f out, soon ridden, chased leading pair over 2f out to 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Sunny Future has only won twice in 35 starts but is reasonably handicapped as a consequence and has won around here. Silver Samba looks like a staying type and scored on her only start over 2m at Goodwood in August when there was some give in the ground. JOLLY ROGER was brilliantly placed to land a six-timer over hurdles early last summer. He's only won a seller on the Flat but there's every chance he's much better than a 68-rated performer and can prove that here. Bathwick Street is 7lb higher than for his only success and Story Writer, who has finished runner-up in four of his five starts, makes his debut on Turf so winning bumper Comedy House could prove more of a threat.
Steely 11-1 (9-1) Chased leader, ridden along over 4f out, behind over 1f out, tailed off, 10th of 13, 33l behind Ethics Girl (9-6) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
Sunny Future (IRE) 25-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on well, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Twelve Strings (9-4) at Bath 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Silver Samba 8-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders, 6th of 11, 6l behind Instrumentalist (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Oct.
Jolly Roger (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along towards rear, switched sharply left well over 3f out, plugged on final 2f, never a factor, 6th of 14, 11l behind Attwaal (9-0) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Bathwick Street 5-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, disputing well held 3rd inside final furlong, no extra in closing stages, 6th of 14, 8l behind Hidden Justice (9-6) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Story Writer 10-11fav (9-13) Held up in rear but in touch, headway on wide outside over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, carried right, no extra, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind No Truth (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol.
Comedy House 3-1 (9-5) Held up in 6th, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 6l behind Stag Hill (8-6) at Kempton 1m 2f app hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Bramshill Lass 6-1 (9-6) Tracked leader until before 7f out, chased winner over 2f out, weakened and lost 2 places towards finish, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Bold Adventure (9-1) at Lingfield 2m hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
