raced wide, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
slowly away, in rear, headway on inner approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd near finish
in touch, headway over 3f out, close up, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders early, close up, wide into straight 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong
raced wide, close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in rear, ridden and kept on final furlong, nearest finish
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, headway halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly away, headway on outer to track leader over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
towards rear, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, kept on, nearest finish
tracked leaders, short of room and lost places over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer
INDIAN AFFAIR went close at Wolverhampton when last on the all-weather in July and can race off the same mark here. He’s preferred to stablemate Triple Dream but Quite A Story won at Goodwood in August and can figure. Costa Filey has been placed off similar marks recently and Cee Jay was narrowly beaten in a maiden race here on his penultimate start but Billyoakes has not won since 2014.
Indian Affair 14-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, plugged on into never dangerous 4th towards finish, 4th of 12, 4l behind Burning Thread (9-4) at Bath 6f hcp (5) gf in Oct.
Spice Mill (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, always in rear, last of 10, 10 1/2l behind Bold Spirit (9-6) at Catterick 6f hcp (6) gs in Aug.
Billyoakes (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden 2f out, headway and edged left approaching final furlong, driven and stayed on near finish, 5th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Zipedeedodah (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Quite A Story 14-1 (9-3) Held up, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Encore Moi (8-11) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Triple Dream 12-1 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 11, 2l behind Virile (9-5) at Brighton 6f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
New Rich 16-1 (9-5) Headway on outside to track leaders 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon edged left, lost place over 1f out, 8th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Summersault (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Spryt (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Raced wide keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 16 1/4l behind Mr Christopher (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Costa Filey 9-2 (9-5) Keen tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Head Space (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Cee Jay 6-1 (9-5) Dwelt in rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 7th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Swiss Cross (9-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Encapsulated 14-1 (9-7) Raced wide towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Garter (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Roy's Legacy 50-1 (9-4) Outpaced in rear, never dangerous, last of 14, 13 1/2l behind Coiste Bodhar (9-6) at Nottingham 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Humour (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never on terms, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Divine Call (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Honcho (IRE) 11-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, short lived effort 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 20l behind Lift The Lid (11-9) at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Pearly Queen 33-1 (9-5) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Garter (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
