dwelt, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
tracked leader, led over 2f out, driven out
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide, in touch, ridden to press winner 2f out, driven and stayed on towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong
raced wide, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on, never dangerous
in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on not pace to challenge
held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakend
slowly into stride, in rear, pulled hard and never on terms
Nonrunner
This isn't a race to be getting too heavily involved with, but our tentative vote goes to CHANROSSA ahead of Alfredtheordinary and Peinture De Guerre. Our selection remains a maiden from 14 starts but ran well when last racing off today's mark of 60. That effort was one of four second placed finishes over course and distance, with two less impressive efforts coming over further, so with the drop back to this ideal trip set to suit and an appealing handicap mark she rates the most likely winner. Alfredtheordinary is the clear danger on form despite the fact he's yet to win beyond a mile. The gelding was staying on to good effect last time over 1m1f and runs off the same mark as when third that day, so clearly merits respect. The rest are far from straightforward to assess, but perhaps Peinture De Guerre can improve now partnered by George Baker. This one showed little on his British flat debut last time but the drop back two furlongs and switch to stronger handling should see him get competitive off what might be a lenient rating. Mister Frosty ran one of his best races to date over course and distance last time and could go close off just a pound higher, so he's readily preferred to Kings Topic of the remainder. The last named is back down to a winning mark and as he's won here plenty will give him an each way chance, but his form of late hasn't been up to scratch. Siena Star is no better than fairly treated as this 12-year-old hides nothing from the assessor, Geoffdaw drops in class but will need to show more and with Easy Wonder taking a step into the unknown we'll return to the relatively solid profile of Chanrossa for our pick.
Kings Topic (USA) 20-1 (8-7) Raced wide, held up, ridden 4f out, effort on outer 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 8, 12l behind Full Toss (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm stks (6) pol in Dec.
Chanrossa (IRE) 5-1 (8-8) Led, quickened over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 3rd of 6, 8l behind Sunset Boulevard (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Siena Star (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, challenged 3f out, ridden and still pressing leaders over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Vinces (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Alfredtheordinary 11-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon slightly outpaced, ran on inside final furlong to take 3rd post, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Grey Command (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f Handicap (0-58) (4yo+) (6) pol in Jan.
Catholic Hill (USA) 11-1 (8-7) Tracked leader until over 1f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 14l behind Franco Is My Name (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Peinture de Guerre (FR) 20-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 8, 16l behind Buxted (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Mister Frosty (IRE) 20-1 (8-3) Held up in touch, led over 3f out, soon driven clear, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind Turkish Sultan (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Jan.
Geoffdaw 9-1 (9-2) Steadied start, always behind, 6th of 8, 12l behind Carmenero (9-2) at Brighton 6f sell stks (6) gs in Aug.
Jaq's Sister 50-1 (8-13) Held up, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous, 13th of 14, 31l behind Topcroft (8-10) at Kempton 1m app hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Dec.
Easy Wonder (GER) 10-1 (8-12) Prominent, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 4l behind Clever Omneya (8-12) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Noble Attitude 50-1 (8-12) Always in rear, last of 10, 31l behind General Tufto (9-0) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.
