dwelt pushed along in rear, never on terms
close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide close up, headway approaching final furlong, pushed along to lead narrowly inside final furlong, headed towards finish
led 1f, tracked leaders, short of room and lost place 2f out, ran on final furlong
towards rear, wide and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish
towards rear, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on strongly to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on one pace
raced wide, tracked leaders, effort approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
towards rear, pushed along and some headway entering final furlong
held up, pushed along 2f out, never a factor
led after 1f, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt raced wide towards rear, headway to track leaders 5f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt raced wide and headway to track leaders 7f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
Cafe Sydney bids for a hat-trick of course wins having already beaten both Regulator and Confab. But a high draw has done her no favours today while Voi is getting closer to ending a long losing run having placed in a higher grade contest at Chelmsford last time. RUBY RED EMPRESS returns from an absence but has plenty of scope having finished third in better company at Sandown when last in action and she gets a speculative vote debuting for new connections. Saucy Encore and Tebay ran better last time than their finishing positions suggest with the latter preferred.
Stormingin (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on one pace under hands and heels from over 1f out, 8th of 13, 19 3/4l behind Kentucky Kingdom (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Art Of America 150-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden before 3f out, weakened before 1f out, 9th of 10, 11l behind Subliminal (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Voi 25-1 (8-9) Midfield, headway under pressure 2f out, ran on strongly and close up entering final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Bayston Hill (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Ruby Red Empress (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, nudged along over 2f out, ridden for effort 2f out, ran on well final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Kaleidoscopic (9-9) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gd in Sep.
Merweb (IRE) 11-4fav (9-7) Pressed leader, close up when ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 7th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Apollinaris (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Cafe Sydney (IRE) 9-4fav (9-7) Held up in rear, smooth progress to chase leaders 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on well, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Murhib (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Cafe Milano 9-2 (9-7) Pushed along to lead leaving stalls, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 11 1/4l behind Bad Attitude (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Saucy Encore 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Party Island (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Enmeshing 66-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, headway 2f out, ran on into second over 1f out, no extra and lost two places inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Figeac (9-8) at Lingfield 2m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Mr Dib Dab (FR) 40-1 (9-5) Slightly awkward start, keen in midfield on outside, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 9 1/2l behind Pallas Dancer (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Bruyere (FR) 11-1 (9-6) Close up, led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, weakened close home, 5th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Pink Jazz (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Regulator (IRE) 40-1 (9-4) Held up, headway into midfield 3f out, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Cafe Sydney (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Confab (USA) 40-1 (9-7) Dwelt, headway to lead 7f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 15, 1 1/4l behind Devizes (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Tebay (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Subliminal (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
