steadied after start, took keen hold and held up towards rear, pushed along well over 2f out, never involved
tracked leading pair on inside, went 2nd 2f out, keeping omn same pace and held when lost 2nd final 75 yards, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish
took keen hold, held up in last pair, headway over 1f out, flashed tail but kept on inside final furlong, never quite going pace to challenge
raced keenly, made all, travelling well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well
chased winner until 2f out, soon ridden chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out
switched right after start, took keen hold and held up well in rear, still last and plenty to do 2f out, headway on wide outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish, never able to challenge
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, chased leading pair over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd final 75 yards, not reach winner
tracked leaders on outside, ridden and not quicken well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway on outside 2f, soon ridden, chased leaders over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
held up in 6th, losing place when hampered on rail well over 1f out, eased final furlong
took keen hold, held up towards rear on outside, ridden and beaten over 2f out
Nonrunner
Any number of these have claims but PERFECT PERSUASION beat a subsequent winner five lengths at Lingfield in December and gets the speculative vote partnered by Ryan Moore for his comeback. Zman Awal also opened her account at Lingfield and has a shout along with Maria Bella, who scored over a mile here in November. Previous winners Rekdhat, Dutch S and Bold Lass have all come unstuck in handicap company but it's much too soon to write any of them off in what looks a competitive contest.
Ligeia 20-1 (8-12) Led until over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 6l behind Aqlaam Vision (8-12) at Newbury 7f 2yo fll Listed stks (1) hvy in Oct.
La Tinta Bay 5-1 (9-7) Raced wide close up, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened, eased, 8th of 9, 16l behind Outback Traveller (8-11) at Lingfield 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Tea Leaf (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong, 16th of 18, 29l behind That Is The Spirit (9-7) at York 7f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gs in May.
Miss Atomic Bomb 7-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 5l behind Baby Bush (8-13) at Newmarket 6f 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) sft in May.
Maria Bella (IRE) 11-10fav (9-0) Led early, chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well, won at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Nov beating Gay Marriage (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 13 ran.
Dancealot 33-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 11l behind Crystal Lake (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in May.
Perfect Persuasion 3-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, led inside final furlong, soon clear, easily, won at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec beating Outbacker (9-0) by 5l, 13 ran.
Rekdhat (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Took keen hold tracking leaders, effort over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 11, 6l behind Basil Berry (9-4) at Doncaster 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in May.
Dutch S 8-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders centre, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, held towards finish, 5th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Aertex (9-4) at Newbury 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) gf in May.
Bold Lass (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Held up in touch, effort over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Extremity (9-6) at Leicester 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gf in May.
Zman Awal (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out, won at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in May beating Mia San Triple (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Cafetiere (9-5) 4th of 17, 2l behind Atlantic City (9-2) at Deauville(FR) 6f 2yo clm gd in Oct.
New Row 16-1 (9-3) Pulled hard, held up in last trio, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after, last of 10, 27l behind Space Walker (9-3) at Windsor 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in May.
Lady Lydia (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up, headway 2f out, kept on same pace well inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Baby Bush (8-13) at Newmarket 6f 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) sft in May.
