held up towards rear, some late headway, never a factor
behind, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up in touch, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
always in rear
led, hard driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms
held up in touch, chased leaders over 2f out, soon one pace
mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, never on terms
tracked leader, hard driven to challenge 2f out, stayed on strongly to lead well inside final furlong, ridden out
Last year's winner Waterloo Dock beat Chjimes and Loyal Royal on that occasion, but all three have been below par of late and are hard to fancy. In contrast, TOWY BOY has been in fine fettle and returned to winning ways at Wolverhampton last month. He might be getting off light with a 4lb rise and Ian Woods' charge is taken to follow-up in what looks the weaker division of this sprint. Amosite was having only her second start of the year when runner-up over C&D a week ago with Paperetto just behind and she could prove the chief danger to the selection.
Strictly Pink (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 6l behind Triple Charm (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Loyal Royal (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 8th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Hatta Stream (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Silver Wind 5-1 (9-7) In touch, chased leader over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on and every chance towards finish, lost 2 places final stride, just held, 4th of 14, 1/2l behind Tourist (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Towy Boy (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, eased close home, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec beating Meia Noite (9-1) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Custom House (IRE) 17-2 (9-3) Went right start, always behind, 10th of 11, 11l behind Sulis Minerva (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Waabel 66-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on outer, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out, last of 13, 30l behind Andiamo Via (8-8) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Dec.
Waterloo Dock 40-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, soon outpaced, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 13l behind Stevie Gee (9-6) at Lingfield 6f sell stks (6) pol in Dec.
Amosite 11-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, effort well over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Sulis Minerva (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Diamond Vine (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, not pace of leaders final 100 yards, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Rivas Rhapsody (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
Chjimes (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway to chased leaders over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 7l behind Sulis Minerva (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Paperetto 5-1 (8-13) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Sulis Minerva (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Captain Dimitrios 12-1 (9-5) Awkwardly away and rider lost iron start, recovered after 1f, mid-division, outpaced 2f out, never able to challenge, 9th of 15, 10l behind Meandmyshadow (9-5) at Ripon 6f app sell stks (6) gd in Sep.
