held up in last pair, ridden over 2f out, never involved
chased leaders, 2nd on inside entering final 2f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, never able to challenge
mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, 3rd and one pace entering final furlong, dropped to 4th last strides
chased winner until pushed along 2f out, chased leaders weakened entering final furlong
pulled hard, headway on outside into mid-division 4f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, headway between horses over 1f out, ran on into never nearer 3rd last strides
chased leaders, pushed along and hung right 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
made virtually all, 3 lengths ahead over 1f out, ran on well, unchallenged
dwelt, soon mid-division on inside and keen, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong
always towards rear, never on terms
Airshow returns to action 4lb higher than when scoring at Newbury in October while Central City went close over 7f at Wolverhampton in November. Mighty Mac and Galloway Hills have both won novice races this year and the latter goes handicapping for the first time but ROYAL HOUSEHOLD (NAP) just failed to catch the winner over today’s trip at Lingfield a week ago and with that run under his belt and first-time headgear applied, Richard Hannon’s charge may prove good enough.
Galloway Hills 7-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, plugged on again inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Tribal Quest (8-13) at Kempton 6f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Central City (IRE) 7-4fav (9-4) Led, ridden over 1f out, edged left and headed approaching final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 5, nk behind Our Man In Havana (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f (4) pol in Nov.
Tricksy Spirit 66-1 (9-0) Went left start, mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 13, 7 1/4l behind Anna Nerium (9-0) at Salisbury 6f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Sep.
Black Sails 7-4fav (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Cowboy Soldier (9-2) at Newcastle 5f stks (3) pol in Mar.
Ragstone Road (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) In rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, last of 4, 7 1/4l behind Wafy (8-12) at Sandown 7f stks (3) gd in Sep.
Character Witness (IRE) 9-2 (8-8) Tracked winner, effort 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Ventura Knight (9-7) at Doncaster 1m (3) gd in Oct.
Mighty Mac (IRE) 2-1fav (9-3) Outpaced, 5th of 7, 11l behind Rock On Baileys (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Airshow 11-1 (8-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newbury 6f (3) sft in Oct beating Mr Top Hat (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Royal Household 3-1jfav (9-7) Dwelt raced wide held up, bumped 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, edged left and headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on, not quite reach winner, 2nd of 7, shd behind Spring Romance (8-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Scenery 20-1 (8-7) Raced far side, steadied and short of room start, headway on outside over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 15th of 28, 8 1/4l behind Elysium Dream (8-6) at Newmarket 6f stks (2) gd in Oct.
