held up behind, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up towards rear, driven and headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on to lead inside final 75 yards
mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, kept on until headed and lost place inside final 75 yards
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden 1f out, weakened final furlong
behind, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer
tracked leaders, effort inside final 2f, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
held up behind, ridden over 1f out, never pace to challenge
soon pushed along in mid-division, headway under pressure over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, not quite pace to reach leaders
raced keenly, with leader, ridden 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish
led narrowly, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra final 100 yards
tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, outpaced final furlong
A low-grade lottery but Storm Lightning finished in front of both Captain Ryan and Brother In Arms when winning at Kempton in November and was also ahead of Storm Trooper and Shesthedream when fourth here more recently. Compton River has a shout back on the all-weather and Le Manege Enchante drops in class but VELVET VIXEN is the least exposed and gets a token vote on her handicap debut having finished closer in novice company here last month.
Brother In Arms (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) In touch, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon no impression, 6th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Poppy May (9-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (7) pol in Dec.
Captain Ryan 6-1 (8-9) Dwelt, soon in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Billyoakes (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Compton River 16-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Spirit Of Zebedee (9-2) at Catterick 6f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Emjayem 5-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along halfway, headway under pressure over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Molly Jones (8-13) at Chepstow 5f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Le Manege Enchante (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) In touch, pushed along halfway, keeping on one pace when short of room over 1f out, 8th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Brandy Station (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Roy's Legacy 20-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, short of room after 1f, effort 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 13, 9 3/4l behind Poppy May (9-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (7) pol in Dec.
Shesthedream (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Reared up as stalls opened and started slowly, raced keenly and always behind, 8th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Alaskan Bay (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Storm Lightning 11-2 (9-1) Held up towards rear, switched left and ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 11, 2l behind Alaskan Bay (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Storm Trooper (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, towards rear, never troubled leaders, 6th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Alaskan Bay (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Kemmeridge Bay 25-1 (8-6) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 8, 10 3/4l behind Tobeeornottobee (8-11) at Newcastle 6f (6) pol in Dec.
Velvet Vixen (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, no impression, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Rock Bottom (9-2) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Dec.
