tracked leader, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, smooth headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well
chased leaders, effort on outside over 1f out, kept on under pressure, not pace of winner
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up towards rear, effort on wide outside overe 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
mid-division, soon pushed along, headway under pressure over 1f out, not run on
led, raced keenly, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace
Nonrunner
BEGGERS BELIEF scored at Kempton in October and was beaten less than a length off his new mark at the same track last week. Eric Wheeler's charge should run his race again and makes most appeal. Merrjanah bounced back to form with a third at this track recently and is another with solid claims, but the remainder are all struggling at present. The best of those could be Ashgrove Nell, who scored at this track in September and Misere, who was beaten only a short-head over 7f here back in May.
Ashgrove Nell (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, pushed along and struggling over 3f out, 13th of 14, 22l behind Whodunit (9-4) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Misere 22-1 (8-12) Raced wide held up, ridden and weakened over halfway, 8th of 10, 12l behind Fleetwoodsands (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Beggers Belief 11-8fav (9-3) Close up tracking leaders, went 3rd 3f out, went 2nd entering final 2f, led narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and held closing stages, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Shirataki (8-9) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Merrjanah 100-1 (9-5) Held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd final furlong, not trouble leaders, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Archie Rice (11-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f am hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Tawseef (IRE) 40-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway on inside 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 13l behind Aerodynamic (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Ivan The Terrible (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Dwelt, behind, under pressure over 3f out, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 7, 11l behind Double Trouble (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Tortilla (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Held up, ridden and kept on final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Sovento (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-52 (6) pol.
Ballinargh Boy 11-1 (8-8) Led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 13l behind Cadgers Brig (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Ponte Di Rosa 33-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 4th of 9, 11l behind Ariyfa (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol.