mid-division, headway on wide outside to lead 5f out, headed 2f out, soon ridden, weakened 1f out
tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, tailed off
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never reached leaders, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed 5f out, tracked leader, regained lead 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, one pace
held up in last pair, struggling 3f out, never a threat
slowly into stride, raced in last pair, struggling 3f out, never involved
mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, soon switched outside, ridden to chase front pair over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, no impression when lost 3rd final 50 yards
tracked leaders, effort 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led just inside final furlong, kept on well
slowly into stride, soon in touch, driven to chase leaders 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, no impression
prominent, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
mid-division, towards rear and outpaced 3f out, ridden and headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd final 50 yards, not reach front pair
Ace Ventura ended last year with a victory in testing going at Salisbury while Dive For Gold came good at the same track last month. Both are penalised today to the advantage of DRILL (NAP). who steps up in trip after finishing runner-up here last time with Ryan Moore partnering the Cumani colt today. The latter is also preferred to Court Of Justice, who returns to action after going close at Ascot in September, while Alhram is a half-brother to five winners and preferred to the Godolphin filly Parting Clouds of the newcomers.
Helioblu Bareliere (FR) 11-1 (10-0) Mid-division, kept on same pace in 3rd over 1f out, no chance with 1st 2, 3rd of 11, 10 1/2l behind Worth Waiting (8-9) at Redcar 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Jumbo Vee (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, pushed along and struggling before halfway, last of 9, 35 1/2l behind Contrapposto (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.
Ace Ventura 8-11fav (9-2) Chased leaders, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, held on near finish, all out, won at Salisbury 1m stks (4) hvy in Oct beating Mandalayan (9-2) by hd, 10 ran.
Dive For Gold 12-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, led 7f out, made rest, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed near finish, held on, won at Salisbury 1m 2f stks (5) gf in May beating Rock Eagle (9-5) by hd, 8 ran.
Alhram Intello gelding out of Whazzis.
Colenso 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 10th of 14, 22l behind Almoghared (8-11) at Chepstow 1m 4f stks (5) gf in May.
Court Of Justice (FR) 2-1fav (9-2) Went right start, held up in last, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, led over 1f out, hard ridden when headed well inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Fajjaj (9-2) at Ascot 7f stks (4) gs in Sep.
Drill 5-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner well over 1f out, no impression, 2nd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Mutafani (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (4) pol in May.
El Ghazwani (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon no impression, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Celestial Force (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (5) pol in May.
Nautical Mile (IRE) 7-2fav (8-13) Mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, lost 3rd final stride, 4th of 16, 5 1/4l behind Desert Path (8-13) at Windsor 1m 2f stks (5) gd in May.
Parting Clouds Street Cry filly out of Summer Fete.
