chased leaders on outer, ridden and not much room 2f out, faded 1f out
held up in touch, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed last 100 yards, kept on
towards rear, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, headed over 2f out, ridden and flashed tail over 1f out, one pace
towards rear and pushed along, ridden and headway when hung badly right over 1f out, one pace, eased inside final furlong
tracked leaders and keen, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on towards finish
tracked leaders, not much room and badly hampered 2f out, soon lost place and not recover
with leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear and keen, headway over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, kept on to lead last 100 yards, held on well
A few of these have a bit to prove at the moment but Princess Lexi is in fine form and chasing a hat-trick after last month's wins at Brighton. This extra furlong will test her resolve, however, while the drop in distance may not suit Southwell runner-up Elfine. Regal Kiss' win at Redcar in the autumn hasn't worked out and Foxley didn't beat much at Warwick earlier this month. Golden Aria should strip fitter for her comeback sixth at Doncaster but we'll stick with DRAGONERA, who looked much improved when scoring by more than three lengths at Wolverhampton and may be capable of defying her penalty back on turf.
Qaraaba 10-1 (9-3) Raced in mid-division, under pressure well over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 10, 16l behind Hulcote Rose (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Golden Aria (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 9, 16l behind She's A Character (8-9) at Doncaster 1m fll hcp (0-85) (4yo+) (4) gd in Apr.
Inef (IRE) 40-1 (11-1) Behind, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 9l behind Edgewater (11-1) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Silent Oasis 8-1 (10-10) In rear, headway 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 9l behind Edgewater (11-1) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Golden Waters 20-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 13th of 14, 20l behind Snoqualmie Star (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jul.
Princess Lexi (IRE) 2-1fav (9-0) Pressed leader, led 2f out, driven inside final furlong, held on gamely, won at Brighton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr beating Eastern Gift (9-7) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Elfine (IRE) 11-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, reminders 4f out, ridden over 2f out, pressed winner 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Freedom Flyer (8-11) at Southwell 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Regal Kiss 11-2 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 10l behind Handsome Jack (9-1) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Sep.
Dragonera 7-1 (9-5) Held up mid-division, headway on outer over 2f out to chase leaders, led over 1f out, ridden and hung left inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll hcp (5) pol beating Silver Show (8-13) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
Foxley (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Led early, tracked leader, led over 2f out, edged left 1f out, just held on, won at Warwick 1m mdn auc stks (5) gf beating Zafaraan (8-12) by shd, 6 ran.
Miss Chicane 4-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 8l behind Dazzling Valentine (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Lilli Palmer (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) Took keen hold, tracked leading pair, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Miss Bounty (8-4) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
