held up in rear, headway when not much room on inner from over 1f out, rider undable to persevere final furlong
held up behind, some headway to chase leaders 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, led 3f out, hard pressed final furlong, headed and no extra final strides
started slowly, soon mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders
behind, ridden 3f out, never near leaders
steadied start, pulled hard in touch, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace
behind, some moderate late headway final furlong, never dangerous
in touch, ridden over 2f out, not pace to challenge, stayed on same pace final furlong
soon led, headed narrowly 3f out, kept on and still chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in rear, headway over 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong to lead last strides
raced wide behind, chased leaders 2f out, every chance 1f out, no extra final 100 yards
towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on, not reach leaders
Moors Myth gets a narrow vote in a wide open seller, Rowan Pursuit and Exit Smiling may provide most danger. The Barry Hills trained five-year-old returned from along lay off earlier this month and showed plenty of promise behind Star Magnitude. He drops into selling company for the first time and looks the one to be on. Rowan Pursuit has a bit to find with the selection on official ratings but is in good form and may be capable of reaching the frame. Exit Smiling ran no sort of race last time but had previously finished an excellent second behind Nisr over course and distance. On that running he holds Rowan Pursuit and a repeat effort should see him involved in the finish. Of the others Ladies Knight and Labelled With Love are capable of going close on their best form, but Moors Myth could be better than this class and gets our vote.
Distant Country (USA) 12-1 (9-4) Always in rear, last of 8, 19l behind Bijou Dan (9-4) at Southwell 7f sll (6) fbs.
Mia (POL) 20-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, no impression and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, 21l behind Ten Cents (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f banded stk (7) pol.
Christmas Truce (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Led 4f, chased winner until 9f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 28l behind Bobby Kennard (9-7) at W'hampton 2m 1f sll hcp (6) pol.
Exit Smiling 5-1 (8-5) Led 1f, tracked leader, effort 2f out, not quicken and weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 7l behind Linning Wine (9-3) at Lingfield 1m clm (6) pol.
Frank's Quest (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 8th of 12, 4l behind Nisr (8-13) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol.
Labelled With Love 10-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 14, 28l behind Cool Sands (8-7) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.
Ladies Knight 12-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, late headway, never nearer, 6th of 12, 6l behind Million Percent (8-13) at W'hampton 6f sll (6) pol.
Moors Myth 9-1 (8-12) Led to over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 11, 6l behind Star Magnitude (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Sahara Prince (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Raced in mid-division, brief effort on inside over 1f out, soon beaten, 9th of 12, 8l behind Marko Jadeo (9-3) at Lingfield 7f clm (6) pol.
Samson Quest 13-8fav (8-13) Dwelt, keen mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 12, 2l behind Nisr (8-13) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol.
Wiltshire (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Behind, reminders over 4f out, plenty to do 2f out, ran on strongly from over 1f out, nearest finish, 4th of 14, 3l behind Fulvio (9-1) at Lingfield 7f banded stk (7) pol.
Rowan Pursuit 7-2 (8-8) Held up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on, 4th of 12, 1l behind Nisr (8-13) at Lingfield 1m sll (6) pol.