midfield, switched far side when making headway 2f out, soon short of room, ran on again when in clear inside final furlong, outpaced and weakened toward finish
smartly away and soon led, gradually edged left, pushed along 2f out, ridden when headed inside final furlong, kept on
prominent, went third before 3f out, soon pushed along, lost position before 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, chased leaders from 2f out, ridden when went third 1f out, weakened and dropped to fourth final strides
prominent, raced in second after 1f, pushed along inside 2f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong
held up towards rear, pushed along from 2f out, ran on strongly to take third inside final furlong, never nearer
slowly away, held up last, switched to centre when making headway from 3f out, raced widest off home turn, ridden 1f out, ran on strongly when led inside final furlong, kept on, comfortably
towards rear, dropped to last 3f out, ridden before 1f out, modest gains near finish
smartly away, soon edged left to settle midfield, outpaced 2f out, rallied and ran on again to take fifth near finish
prominent on far rail, dropped to midfield when ridden 2f out, found little and soon weakened to last inside final furlong
WADACRE GRACE returned to winning ways back on the Polytrack at Chelmsford last week. He’s been raised only 2lb as he drops down a grade. Mykonos St John can do better back at this lower level and is closely matched with Intricate Pillar on collateral form. The latter finished in front of Wake Up Harry and Recuerdame when second at Kempton but Deed Pole looks no nearer losing his maiden tag.
Wadacre Grace 9-4fav (9-4) Prominent, chased leaders 3f out, pushed along down centre 2f out, led inside final furlong, briefly ridden inside final 110 yards, ran on strongly and always doing enough near finish, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Ravenglass (8-13) by 1l, 6 ran.
Mykonos St John 16-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, 8th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Visibility (9-12) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Intricate Pillar (IRE) 2-1 (9-11) Tracked leading pair, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards, not pace of winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Hul Ah Bah Loo (9-10) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Roscioli 11-2 (9-11) Led, headed over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Otago (9-8) at Brighton 7f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Wake Up Harry 3-1 (9-9) Led after 2f, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Island Of Skye (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Deed Pole 18-1 (9-8) Held up in rear, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, not clear run when switched left and kept on inside final furlong, closed on 2nd, no chance with winner, 3rd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Cariad (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Recuerdame (USA) 10-1 (9-8) Off the pace in last pair, stayed on between horses inside final furlong, going on close home, not reach leaders, 6th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Chagall (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Forever Proud 200-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, outpaced before 2f out, ridden 1f out, found little, weakened inside final furlong, 13th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Kalamunda (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Equiami 17-2 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Mount Mogan (9-9) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Sapperdean 33-1 (9-3) Midfield, chased leaders from 3f out, stayed to take third 1f out, kept on well when pressed for position near finish, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Mayz (9-0) at Windsor 1m hcp (6) hvy in Oct.
