chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, led 2f out, hard ridden when headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, never on terms
chased leaders, lost place over 7f out, behind final 3f
tracked leaders, outpaced over 4f out, rallied over 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, led well inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
prominent, outpaced over 4f out, rallied over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace
led, quickened over 4f out, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Nonrunner
Sagesse is interesting dropped a grade. Hell Hath No Fury has won over this trip but recent starts have been over much further and he's 6lb higher than when scoring at Wolverhampton in November. It's more than a year since The Blue Dog was last in the winner's enclosure but he's 6lb lower now and Tom Marquand takes off a further 7lb. Asia Minor has claims on her latest second at Kempton but all of Precision Five's form is over 1m2f. ORATORIO'S JOY deserves a change of fortune after only going down by a neck in her last two starts. She's gone up another couple of pounds but Jamie Spencer can ride her with plenty of confidence now that she's proved her stamina.
Oratorio's Joy (IRE) 11-8fav (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, closed inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 4, nk behind Flashman (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Asia Minor (IRE) 5-2fav (9-10) Dwelt, held up in rear, strong headway on outside over 3f out, led well over 2f out, soon hard ridden, headed well inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Quenelle (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f fll hcp (0-75) (3yo+) (5) pol in Dec.
Isabella Liberty (FR) 25-1 (8-8) Held up, weakened over 3f out, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Der Meister (8-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Sep.
Precision Five 7-2fav (9-6) Towards rear, driven over 2f out, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, pressed leader towards finish, dead heated post, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan deadheating with Estibdaad (8-13), 12 ran.
The Blue Dog (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, effort on inside over 1f out, faded closing stages, 3rd of 4, 5l behind Apparatchika (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f fll hcp (0-75) (5) in Jan.
Summerling (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) Midfield, soon outpaced, never dangerous, 8th of 14, 11l behind Rock Charm (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Sagesse 16-1 (9-7) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 10, 5l behind Ridgeway Storm (9-8) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Hell Hath No Fury 15-2 (8-12) Midfield, headway to chase leaders halfway, driven to challenge over 2f out, led entering final furlong, held on gamely, won at Wolverhampton 2m hcp 0-75 (5) in Nov beating Mister Bob (9-8) by nk, 12 ran.