dwelt in rear, never on terms
led, headed 6f out, tracked leaders, chased clear leader 2f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish
held up, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong
raced wide in rear, never on terms
headway from wide draw to track leaders over 7f out, went 2nd 5f out, led over 2f out, soon clear, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish
raced wide, in touch, headway to chase leaders 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, led 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on towards finish
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, ridden and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
held up, pushed along 4f out, headway when not clear run entering final 2f, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
dwelt, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on towards finish
A wide-open finale in which jockeyship is likely to play some part. Weardiditallgorong is fairly consistent and Sheer Intensity ran her best race so far around here when second last month. SOOQAAN is probably better over slightly shorter trips but has every chance of following up last month’s victory here with William Cox’ claim negating a 3lb rise. Southwell scorer Sunshineandbubbles may still have a bit of scope and Critical Thinking and Sugar Beach also have claims along with Romantic.
Weardiditallgorong 20-1 (9-4) Prominent, went 3rd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind King Kevin (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Sunshineandbubbles 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, led inside final furlong, held on towards finish, won at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Limerick Lord (9-0) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Sooqaan 6-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Stamp Duty (9-0) by nk, 12 ran.
Ravenhoe (IRE) 11-4fav (9-8) Held up, pushed along over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 6th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Stringybark Creek (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Critical Thinking (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Switched left soon after start, mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on well, never reached leaders, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Locommotion (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Infiniti (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 12 1/4l behind Hussar Ballad (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Sugar Beach (FR) 12-1 (9-3) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, 4th of 12, 3 3/4l behind Big Bad Lol (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Romantic (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 5th of 12, 3 1/4l behind King Kevin (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Nouvelle Ere 20-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along and hung right over 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 16l behind Raashdy (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Life Of Luxury 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 11l behind Big Bad Lol (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Sanam 33-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, kept on final furlong, never on terms, 7th of 13, 18 1/4l behind Humbert (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Sheer Intensity (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Secret Lightning (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Optima Petamus 20-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Ceyhan (9-8) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
