soon led, hard pressed over 2f out, headed when ridden over 1f out, no chance with winner inside final furlong
tracked leader, driven and outpaced by front pair inside final 2f, soon ridden and no impression, lost place inside final furlong
tracked leader, challenged over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on, readily
towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and outpaced on outer over 1f out, never on terms
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, outpaced on inside 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms
held up in last pair, ridden over 1f out, stayed on into 4th inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
mid-division, chased leaders 4f out, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong, no impression with front pair
held up in last pair, outpaced 2f out, never a threat
Angrywhitepyjamas won his maiden over a similar trip at Wolverhampton last year and makes his handicap debut today. Warrior Prince steps up in distance on his reappearance while Graceful James won over track and trip in December and can put a poor run at Sandown behind him. THE GAY CAVALIER has been raised 2lb for winning over today’s trip at Lingfield but scored off the same mark last year so he could go close again.
Classic Villager 14-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, soon lost place, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind Bahama Moon (9-6) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Warrior Prince 8-13fav (9-5) Led, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 7, 4l behind Esprit De Tauber (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Angrywhitepyjamas (IRE) 4-1jfav (8-10) Awkwardly away, soon pressing leader, led inside final 2f until over 1f out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 3 1/2l behind West Coast Flyer (8-11) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Pirate's Treasure 16-1 (9-3) Dwelt towards rear, never on terms, 7th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Wink Oliver (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Craftsmanship (FR) 11-2 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to dispute 2nd inside final furlong, no impression with winner, 3rd of 6, 4 1/4l behind Vernatti (9-2) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in May.
Mezzotint (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Dark Side Dream (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in May.
Vizier 5-1 (9-5) Tracked winner, ridden 3f out, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, tailed off, 5th of 6, 26 3/4l behind Vernatti (9-2) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in May.
The Gay Cavalier 12-1 (10-6) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead last strides, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Jun beating Duke Of Yorkshire (10-8) by hd, 8 ran.
Foie Gras 14-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway on wide outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, hung left and went 3rd post, 3rd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Tee It Up Tommo (9-8) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in May.
Chelwood Gate (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden an effort towards stands side 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, eased towards finish, 7th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Barwah (9-5) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Graceful James (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, 9th of 11, 27l behind Boycie (9-6) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May.
