slowly into stride, held up in rear, good headway on inside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear
always behind
in touch, headway and hung left over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
led, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders on outer, pushed along halfway, soon weakened
held up in rear, ridden halfway, soon beaten
chased leader, ridden to lead briefly 1f out, chased winner until unable to quicken final 75 yards
held up, ridden on outside over 2f out, soon beaten
speed to halfway
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, driven and ran on final furlong to take 2nd final 75 yards, no impression on winner
Shade Cozy gets a narrow vote over Secret Night, with Katiypour and Moayed seen as potential dangers. Shade Cozy was sent off favourite at Wolverhampton four days ago to supplement his earlier gains here, but was edged out close home by Kensington, to whom he was conceding three-pounds. He is drawn wide in stall 12 here, and we will be looking to Andrew Balding's charge to come fast and late on the outside to make amends off the same mark of 63. Secret Night has a featherweight of 7st 12lb here after trying to hump topweight to victory in a nursery a fortnight ago. Rated 86 and in receipt of weight from all her main rivals, James Toller's filly is sure to run a big race. Katiypour has also been in the winner's enclosure here in the past and posted a fair effort in defeat at Wolverhampton recently, while Moayed had a very busy 2005 and might still be feeling the effects. Shade Cozy has the scope to do better at this game though and is the selection.
Moayed 4-1 (9-7) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Gentleman's Deal (8-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-100 (2) fbs.
Awarding 16-1 (8-2) In touch, stayed on over 1f out, finished well, just held towards finish, 2nd of 14, nk behind Sonntag Blue (8-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Chateau Nicol 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway on outer over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 13, 10l behind Les Arcs (9-0) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Katiypour (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Les Arcs (9-0) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-100 (2) pol.
Kempsey 12-1 (8-11) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 10, 1 1/2l behind After The Show (9-4) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Kennington 8-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 11, 2l behind Kensington (8-9) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Norcroft 11-2 (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Mystic Man (9-5) at W'hampton 7f clm (5) pol.
Polar Force 20-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, outpaced, effort over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 10, 2l behind Ever Cheerful (9-0) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Who's Winning (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Tracked leader near side to over 2f out, soon weakened, 15th of 18, 10l behind Minority Report (9-1) at Newbury 7f hcp 0-95 (4) gf in Oct.
Smooch 3-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Matuza (9-5) at Southwell 5f nov stk (5) fbs in Dec.
Secret Night 6-1 (9-7) Rear, headway 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Orchard Supreme (8-8) at Lingfield 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Shade Cozy (USA) 15-8fav (8-12) Dwelt, soon recovered, ridden to lead 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, hd behind Kensington (8-9) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
