led, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, headed close home
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, went 3rd well over 1f out, challenging for 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, effort on outside over 2f out, chased leader well over 1f out, edged right to rails over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on to lead close home
held up towards rear, effort on outside 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
tracked leader until 7f out, settled 3rd, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten
held up in rear, ridden on outside over 2f out, never dangerous
chased leading duo, went 2nd 7f out until 2f out, weakened soon after
Nonrunner
All of Edgeworth's victories this year have come in all-weather claimers and he's struggled in this grade in the past. Constant Craving won her only start over a mile here last year and should stay the extra while Shallow Bay and Aurora Sky both ended last year with a victory and are worth a second look on their return to action. Effigy doesn't win very often, however, while True To Form has yet to show he's as effective on turf as the Polytrack so the vote goes to SHABAK HOM, who failed to last home over 1m4f on his last start in August but boasted decent form over this trip earlier and may still have some scope.
Shallow Bay 11-8fav (9-4) Led 1f, soon settled 3rd, went 2nd 7f out, led entering final 3f, ridden clear over 1f out, eased close home, won at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct beating Striding Edge (9-2) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Tinshu (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon hung left, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 15, 13l behind Modun (9-6) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Warlu Way 25-1 (8-13) Pulled hard in touch, lost place over 2f out, 10th of 15, 12l behind Modun (9-6) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Aurora Sky (IRE) 9-2fav (9-7) Tracked leaders and keen, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, held on towards finish, won at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec beating Negotiation (9-5) by nk, 14 ran.
Silverglas (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 13, 9l behind Prince Of Johanne (8-8) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Oct.
Effigy 15-2 (9-2) Held up towards rear, effort 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 11l behind Count Bertoni (9-4) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Apr.
Edgeworth (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Pulled hard held up, headway to press leader 5f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Huff And Puff (9-7) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) fm in Apr.
True To Form (IRE) 7-4fav (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Leslingtaylor (9-3) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Constant Craving 25-1 (8-12) Close up, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, soon ridden and switched left, edged left inside final furlong, kept on and led final 100 yards, won at Windsor 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Oct beating Land And Sea (8-12) by 1l, 10 ran.
Lyric Poet (USA) 7-2 (9-0) Pecked slightly on leaving stalls, chased leaders in 4th, ridden 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 5l behind New Code (8-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Shabak Hom (IRE) 11-4fav (8-8) Mid-division, ridden and headway to go 3rd over 2f out until 1f out, no extra, 4th of 7, 6l behind Mabuya (10-0) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug.
