slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, never troubled leaders
tracked leader, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, effort well over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
mid-division, under pressure 5f out, soon no impression
slowly into stride, always behind
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon hard pressed, headed and no extra last strides
pulled hard tracking leaders, lost place over 4f out, soon behind, eased over 1f out
Nonrunner
NULLARBOR SKY looked in need of the outing on her first start since November when fifth at Pontefract. Upped in trip but down in class, Lucy Wadham's filly looks to have every chance in this and gets the vote. Kastini is another who should improve with a recent outing under his belt although Unidexter is less certain to appreciate this longer trip. Whitefall appeared to last home over today's distance at Salisbury last time but wasn't good enough and is dropped 4lb while Vandross and Al Zein are others with something to prove over middle-distances.
Vandross (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Led, headed over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 6th of 12, 14l behind Tawhid (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) sft in Oct.
Afro 33-1 (8-12) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 3f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on leading duo, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Rhombus (9-3) at Haydock 1m 2f 2yo mdn (5) hvy in Oct.
Halling's Wish 4-1 (8-12) Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and hung badly right well over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 14l behind Jan De Heem (8-11) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Al Zein 4-1fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 8l behind Noor Al Haya (8-0) at Bath 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Booktheband (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 12, 7l behind Winslow Arizona (8-12) at Kempton 1m hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Helamis 66-1 (8-7) In touch, ridden and outpaced 3f out, 6th of 9, 16l behind Half A Person (9-3) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn (5) hvy in Oct.
Unidexter (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Dwelt in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not troubled winner, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Good Speech (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Terpsichore 50-1 (8-2) In touch, ridden and no impression when hampered over 1f out, 10th of 12, 17l behind Gworn (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Whitefall (USA) 12-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 14, 4l behind Getaway Car (9-2) at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd.
Rapid Rabbit Foot 100-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, weakened over 3f out, last of 14, 21l behind Iffraaj Pink (9-0) at Nottingham 1m mdn fll stks (5) gf.
Nullarbor Sky (IRE) 9-2 (8-5) Dwelt in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 13, 5l behind Mad Jazz (8-11) at Pontefract 1m 2f fll hcp (5) gd.
Eleanor Roosevelt (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Slowly away and flashed tail, in rear, short lived effort over 2f out, 10th of 14, 8l behind Pleasure Bent (9-1) at Warwick 1m mdn stks (5) gf.
Uganda Glory (USA) 50-1 (8-11) Towards rear, weakened over 3f out, last of 7, 20l behind Woodland Aria (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn fll (5) pol in Apr.
Kastini 8-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, lost place 3f out, closed 2f out, staying on when hampered inside final furlong, no impression, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Chocolate Block (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
