tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened soon after, tailed off
steadied and switched left start, held up in rear, headway centre over 2f out, chasing leaders and ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace and no impression inside final furlong
held up towards rear, good headway between horses over 1f out, led inside final furlong, won going away
wore hood to post,raced keenly towards rear of mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, shaken up and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost modest 3rd towards finish
held up in last pair, good headway centre going well over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
led, pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off
tracked leaders out wide, led over 1f out until ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened final 110 yards
raced wide tracking leader, came near side rail in home straight, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon lost 2nd, kept on towards finish, not pace to challenge
never closer than mid-division
mid-division on inside, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
slowly into stride, held up in last trio, headway centre over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
raced keenly, tracked leaders pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
PERIPETEIA arrives in good form having placed in a higher grade over track and trip since scoring at Wolverhampton last month. She’s preferred on that form to Hill Station, who was winning for the first time in 22 attempts when also successful at Wolverhampton. Blue Hawaii won over 1m6f earlier and placed in an amateur‘; race here recently while Bobby Shaftoe rattled-up a hat-trick of course wins at the start of the year but still looks high enough in the weights.
Masque Of Anarchy (IRE) 15-2 (11-0) Prominent, ridden over 1f out where in touch with leaders, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 5 1/4l behind More Diamonds (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Gastronomy 16-1 (8-12) In touch in rear, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 15 1/2l behind Goobinator (10-2) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Carlos Felix (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Dwelt, held up rear of mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, well held over 1f out, 7th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Natchez Trace (9-9) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
Bobby Shaftoe 17-2 (9-6) Blindfold off late and missed break, in rear, switched left and headway over 2f out, went 2nd final furlong, no impression on winner, kept on, 2nd of 9, 6 1/2l behind Haaland (9-9) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Peripeteia 7-2 (9-8) Midfield, chased leaders 2f out, ridden when led entering final 110 yards., soon headed, kept on, no extra final strides, 2nd of 7, nk behind Shadowfax (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Major Snugfit 13-2 (9-13) Handy, ridden over 2f out and wandered around, weakened 1f out, 4th of 9, 11 3/4l behind Crystal Caves (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Hill Station (FR) 5-2fav (9-6) Edged left start, chased leaders, not much room over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well, readily, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Tiberio Force (9-2) by 2l, 10 ran.
Blue Hawaii (IRE) 11-1 (10-8) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and went second over 1f out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 5 1/2l behind Brunello Breeze (10-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Wheres The Crumpet 50-1 (9-9) Prominent, dropped towards rear after halfway, ridden 2f out, found little, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 12 1/2l behind Churchella (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Crystal Guard (IRE) 18-1 (9-2) Held up tracking leaders, pushed along out widest 3f out, weakened soon after, 8th of 9, 12 3/4l behind Clansman (10-2) at Ayr 1m 7f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Visitant 7-1 (9-11) In touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Stockbridge Tap (10-4) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (6) hvy in Oct.
Final Chant (IRE) 250-1 (9-7) Off the pace towards rear and pushed along at times, outpaced 3f out, never a factor, 8th of 9, 16 1/4l behind English Oak (9-7) at Thirsk 1m stks (5) gf in Jul.
