led early, chased leader until ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
soon led, ridden, edged left and headed just over 1f out, held by winner inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders, switched right and went 2nd over 1f out, led just over 1f out, edged right and driven inside final furlong, kept on
started slowly, always last, driven over 3f out, well beaten final 2f
A disappointing turnout but WHITE CHOCOLATE looks to have leading claims having finished in front of a previous dual winner when second over track and trip a fortnight ago and racing off the same mark today. Mouille Point has struggled since winning at Wolverhampton in April and the remaining pair return to action. Glade has won three times in France though her last success was in 2016 and she debuts for new connections while Empress Ali remains 5lb higher than when scoring at Nottingham in August and will be sharper for today’s outing.
Empress Ali (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Broke smartly, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Star Rock (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) sft in Nov.
Glade (8-10) 7th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Soleil D'octobre (8-13) at Marseille-borely 1m 2f lst stks gd in Nov.
White Chocolate (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Tracked leading pair, kept on into 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Crimson Rosette (8-11) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp fll (3) gf in May.
Mouille Point 7-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 8, 6l behind Light Of Joy (9-5) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in May.