slowly into stride, held up in rear, raced keenly, headway 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed just over 1f out, no extra towards finish
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in touch, not clear run briefly on inside over 2f out, led just over 1f out, headed near post
slowly into stride, held up in rear, no impression when hung left over 1f out
led early, prominent, went 2nd 4f out until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, raced keenly, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong to lead near post
tracked leaders, raced keenly, hung left just over 1f out, no impression
prominent, went 2nd over 6f out until 4f out, weakened 2f out
chased leaders, weakening when hung left over 1f out
always behind
reared start and slowly away, always behind
A moderate opener to start the card but Millfield might be the answer to this with Machinate and Charlottebutterfly the others for consideration. Pat Chamings' charge does have to concede weight all around but he is in fairly good heart at the moment and having stayed on well over seven furlongs, he might be worth the chance over this longer trip. Machinate won a weak affair at the track last week. Course form has to be respected although his winning form has been few and far between. Kirstys Lad won at odds of 100/1 in October. Recent efforts have suggested that to be no fluke. Charlottebutterfly has the services of Simon Walker this afternoon. Her latest run was too bad to be true and she is capable of better despite a poor draw. Empire Dancer is another to have a top flight amateur booked and the market is watched to see if anything spectaculaar is expected from the Yarmouth winner. Zantero looks best of the rest although he has shown a tendancy to race freely. Millfield is far from a confident selection but is at least in some semblance of form.
Millfield (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (9-1) Behind, headway over 1f out, ran on to lead well inside final furlong and soon clear, won at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Zazous (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Empire Dancer (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Led group stands side, every chance 2f out, beaten over 1f out, 10th of 17, 11l behind Seneschal (9-4) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Oct.
Kirstys Lad 11-4fav (9-2) Led, ridden over 2f out, driven, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Moonlight Fantasy (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Machinate (USA) 9-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, led 2f out, ran on well, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Ours (8-11) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Gee Ceffyl Bach 8-1 (9-8) Always towards rear, behind final furlong, last of 13, 32l behind Mythical Charm (10-1) at Salisbury 7f amt hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Danelor (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Steadied start, saddle soon slipped, always towards rear, 10th of 12, 29l behind Hugs Destiny (10-13) at W'hampton 1m 4f amt hcp (6) pol in May.
Charlottebutterfly 11-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 11l behind Mighty Mover (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol.
Desert Lover (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 12, 2l behind Briery Blaze (8-11) at W'hampton 6f app hcp (6) pol in Oct.
