in touch, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, headed close home
mid-division, ridden to challenge over 1f out, pressed leader inside final furlong and every chance, no extra home, lost 3rd final strides
pressed leader early, stayed prominent on inner, ridden over 2f out, not quicken, weakened over 1f out
behind, headway to press leader inside final furlong, stayed on, took 3rd final stride
slowly into stride, in rear, plenty to do over 1f out, good headway from 1f out, quickened and ran on well to lead close home
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous
behind, mid-division, one pace final 2f, never nearer
tracked leader on outer, ridden and effort 2f out, not quicken, soon weakened
chased leaders on outside to over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened from 2f out
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong without troubling leaders
behind, headway over 1f out, finished well inside final furlong, not reach leaders
Circle Dance has the highest rating of those to have earned one but Derek Shaw's gelding has had plenty of chances having already had 13 career starts so the four-year-old looks best watched and it may be worth taking a chance with the newcomer LITTLE LOST, who gets the vote with Gurteen Diamond rated the pick of the remainder. The selection is ideally bred for this sort of trip being by Tagula out of a Primo Dominie mare and, with Jamie Osborne's stable beginning to hit form, she has to be respected first time out. Villaruz was well held in a Naas maiden on his debut but ran better in a seller on his first start for new connections here last month. Chimbonda is another that has had plenty of opportunities and remains a maiden after 12 starts, while Silk Gallery has shown some promise of late but does need to improve to trouble the judge. Nick Vaughan's Gurteen Diamond looks to be going the right way and has to be considered but the vote goes to Little Lost, who may be good enough to win on her debut.
Circle Dance (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Chased leaders far side, ridden, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 3l behind Whiskey Creek (8-9) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Trade Centre Dubai Destination gelding out of Khubza.
Weetfromthechaff 25-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reached leaders, 4th of 10, 3l behind Monte Major (9-0) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Eternal Optimist (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Soon led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 10, 6l behind Norcroft (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Silk Gallery (USA) 2-1 (9-9) Raced keenly, led after 1f, headed over 3f out, outpaced final 2f, last of 4, 10l behind Here Comes Danny (8-13) at W'hampton 6f mdn stk (5) pol.
Chimbonda 6-1 (8-12) Led, was ridden and headed halfway, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 8l behind Trick Or Two (8-12) at Southwell 5f 2yo sll (6) fbs in Dec.
Just Timmy Marcus Ishiguru gelding out of Grandads Dream.
Unbelievable Jeff 50-1 (9-3) Always in rear, last of 10, 26l behind Echo Dancer (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3yo mdn (5) fbs in Jan.
Villaruz (IRE) 17-2 (8-7) Tracked leaders and keen, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 9, 1l behind Kheley (8-4) at W'hampton 6f 3yo app sll (6) pol in Jan.
Baby Queen (IRE) Royal Applause filly out of Kissing Time.
Gurteen Diamond 5-2 (9-4) Tracked leader, effort over 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 4, 5l behind Diamond Surprise (8-13) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (6) fbs.
Little Lost (IRE) Tagula filly out of Prima Marta.
Location 4-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, in touch, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 8l behind Gamila (9-0) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Jul.
