held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish
led 1f, ridden over 1f out, headed 1f out, kept on and caught post
in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish
with leader, led after 1f, headed 1f out, kept on towards finish
held up mid-division, headway after 4f, soon chased leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
prominent, ridden inside final furlong, no extra
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Dusty Raven was due to run at Chelmsford yesterday and Paper Faces showed no improvement stepped up to 1m3f at Kempton last time. A winner at Beverley, Rainbow Lad has his first start since June while Mr Marchwood beat a couple of these when scoring at Kempton last month. Major Ben, Macksville and Lost The Moon may improve now handicapping for the first time but LIMONATA was fourth at Sandown on her handicap debut and she gets the vote to improve further over this longer trip with Luke Morris a positive jockey booking.
Macksville (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Close up, lost place 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Alf Guineas (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Major Ben 25-1 (9-5) Dwelt pulled hard headway to press winner after 1f, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 14 1/2l behind Stratum (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug.
Limonata (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, went 2nd 6f out, ridden and every chance when edged right 2f out, soon lost 2nd and slightly hampered, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 11, at Sandown 1m 2f hcp fll (5) gd in Sep.
Paper Faces (USA) 10-1 (9-2) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 14, 5 1/2l behind Art Of Swing (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Lost The Moon 100-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, outpaced and no impression over 2f out, 7th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Strong Force (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Burnside (FR) 33-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, slow 4th, weakened after 3 out, 4th of 7, 21 1/2l behind Hollywood Road (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Notion Of Beauty (USA) 20-1 (8-6) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, last of 9, 16 1/4l behind Musaanada (9-4) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Nov.
Mr Marchwood 9-4fav (9-0) Held up in rear, headway on outside from 2f out, never going pace to get competitive, 6th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Jersey Bull (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Rainbow Lad (IRE) 7-2 (9-1) Chased leaders, progress to lead over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon outpaced, kept on under pressure closing stages, 3rd of 7, 5 1/4l behind High On Light (9-0) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Jul.
Little Orchid 6-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, held up, in last trio, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Mr Marchwood (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Tasteofexcellence (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) In rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Threebagsue (8-9) at Lingfield 1m stks (6) pol in Nov.
Dusty Raven 8-1 (8-11) Took keen hold, tracked leading pair, went 2nd on inside and plenty to do 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, closed near finish but never able to challenge, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Threediamondrings (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
