switched left soon after start, always in rear
always behind
chased leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression
mid-division, weakened 2f out, soon eased
led, headed 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
close up on outside, ridden and every chance 2f out to over 1f out, one pace final furlong
behind, kept on under pressure final 2f, never nearer
tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra final furlong
mid-division, effort to chase leaders over 2f out, driven and kept on same pace from over 1f out, no impression
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, kept on final furlong
always behind
always towards rear
chased leaders, driven and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on go clear inside final furlong
Nonrunner
KING OF RHYTHM is given the vote here ahead of Royal Crest and Dontuwishitwereso. The selection was a good winner last time out, scoring comfortably from King's Sabre. He has just a 2lb higher mark to race from this afternoon and Declan Carroll's charge should run well once again. Headache was well held behind him last time and may now be high enough in the weights, Luisa Tetrazzini is consistent and shouldn't mind the drop in trip, whilst Dontuwishitwereso swaps the eye-shields for the blinkers this afternoon and has shaped with more promise of late. Megalo Maniac is a course-and-distance winner and might appreciate the return to this surface, Romantic Verse didn't excel herself on her last visit to the track, whilst Royal Crest landed a gamble here back in March and is considered despite a wide draw. Bajan Pride has a fairly inexperienced jockey on board, but he looks fairly handicapped whilst similar comments apply to the top-weight Desert Mile, an ex-Irish mare who has been tumbling down the weights.
Desert Mile (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Behind, never a factor, 9th of 13, 9l behind Whitbarrow (8-13) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) fbs in Dec.
One Cool Dream 12-1 (8-10) Held up, pushed along halfway, never a factor, 10th of 18, 14l behind Liberty Trail (9-1) at Redcar 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Oct.
Mocha Java 16-1 (8-5) Tracked leader until over 2f out, ridden and soon weakened, 8th of 10, 22l behind Red Somerset (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f clm stks (6) pol in Dec.
If You Knew Suzy 20-1 (8-9) Mid-division on outside, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 10l behind Poet's Place (9-3) at Southwell 6f mdn stks (5) fbs in Dec.
Tri Chara (IRE) 3-1fav (8-9) Slowly into stride, raced wide, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 8l behind Danum Dancer (9-1) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Luisa Tetrazzini (IRE) 9-1 (8-7) Held up in rear, wide and headway 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 6l behind Hit The Switch (8-9) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Dec.
King of Rhythm (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Patiently ridden towards rear, good headway 2f out, soon switched right, led inside final furlong, eased near finish, won at Southwell 7f stks 0-55 (6) fbs in Dec beating King's Sabre (8-9) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Headache 7-2 (8-13) Close up, led over 4f out, ridden and joined over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 13, 6l behind King of Rhythm (9-0) at Southwell 7f stks 0-55 (6) fbs in Dec.
Kheskianto (IRE) 33-1 (8-8) In rear, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 8, 11l behind Hit The Switch (8-9) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Dec.
Royal Crest 11-1 (8-10) Held up, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 11th of 13, 23l behind Gaily Noble (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Oct.
Romantic Verse 11-1 (8-2) Raced very wide, close up until well over 2f out, no chance when rider unbalanced well over 1f out, last of 11, 19l behind Welcome Approach (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f Handicap (0-63) (3yo+) (6) pol in Dec.
Megalo Maniac 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 6l behind Valentino Swing (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Dontuwishitwereso 6-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 13, 7l behind Angle Of Attack (8-11) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-50 (7) fbs in Dec.
Bajan Pride 14-1 (8-8) Behind, hard ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 12, 7l behind Topcroft (8-11) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
