led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
chased leaders, effort from 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on
hampered start, soon chasing leaders on outside, ridden 2f out, beaten when hampered 1f out
bumped start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd well inside final furlong
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
not much room start, held up in rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous
mid-division, headway and switched right over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
edged left and bumped start, towards rear, kept on final furlong, no impression
went left and bumped start, prominent, pushed along 2f out, lost place from over 1f out
chased leaders, lost place over 4f out, effort over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
It could pay to stick with LADY DANCEALOT (NAP) despite a 5lb rise. She won a similar sprint at Chelmsford last month with Royal Birth back in fifth and Rock On Baileys, Shamshon, Merhoob and Polybius all finishing further behind. The latter went on to land a lower grade contest over track and trip while Royal Birth had landed a double at Chelmsford back in September with Harry's Bar beaten on both occasions. Lethal Lunch has been winning over 7f but was well beaten at Lingfield last time along with Silent Echo while Tipperary Jack’s recent win also came over 7f and Tawny Port scored over the minimum trip at Southwell though both are upped in class.
Royal Birth 5-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Rocket Action (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Lethal Lunch 7-2 (9-2) Switched left start, in rear, never a factor, 10th of 13, 6 1/2l behind War Glory (9-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
Rock On Baileys 10-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, tracked leaders over 2f out, tried to challenge when short of room and hampered over 1f out, not recover and lost place inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Lady Dancealot (8-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Silent Echo 10-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, pushed along well over 1f out, ridden and headway final furlong, took 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Documenting (9-0) at Lingfield 7f stks (3) pol in Nov.
Harry's Bar 3-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Watchable (9-4) at Newcastle 5f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Lady Dancealot (IRE) 5-1 (8-6) Soon outpaced in rear, headway under pressure on outside over 1f out, edged left and stayed on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out towards finish, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov beating Gracious John (8-7) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Polybius 20-1 (9-7) Steadied start, held up in last pair, good headway on inside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov beating Dunkerron (9-7) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Tawny Port 7-2fav (9-5) Chased leaders, challenged over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Samovar (8-10) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Shamshon (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Prominent, led narrowly after 2f, headed over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, last of 13, 7l behind Lady Dancealot (8-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Benny And The Jets (IRE) 9-4 (9-5) Keen tracked leader, pushed along to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Ginger Fox (8-12) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Merhoob (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on under pressure, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Reeves (8-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Tipperary Jack (USA) 11-2 (9-2) In rear, headway on inside 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear, ran on well, won at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Buckingham (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
