in touch, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
set steady pace, headed 3f out, ridden and still every chance entering final furlong, stayed on
keen close up, smooth headway to track leader over 1f out, shaken up to lead entering final furlong, ran on
keen close up, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer
towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
keen tracked leader after 1f, led 3f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra
dwelt towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
raced wide toward rear, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Mille Miglia won over a longer trip at Kempton recently while Rikona also scored on the Polytrack when successful over 1m2f. Cappoquin had Nuble back in third when scoring at Wolverhampton and Miss Harmony went close in a tight finish over track and trip but PURE MOTION is the least exposed and, having improved with every outing so far, Andrew Balding’s filly is expected to show further progress on only her second start handicapping.
Cappoquin (IRE) 5-2fav (9-12) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 6f out, hung left and led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Tiger Beetle (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Mille Miglia 10-3 (10-0) Led 3f, remained handy, headway between horses over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Secret Potion (10-0) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Aiming High 16-1 (9-6) Waited with in rear, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 11, 4l behind Tamarama (9-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp fll (4) pol in Oct.
Golden Chain (IRE) 6-4fav (9-2) Tracked leader, led 7f out, joined and hung right under pressure over 1f out, headed and carried left inside final furlong, soon lost 2nd and weakened, 3rd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Punxsutawney Phil (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Nuble (URU) 8-1 (9-11) Held up tracking leaders on inside, lost place 7f out, rallied out wide over 1f out, went 3rd final 100 yards, no chance with winner, 3rd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Cappoquin (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp fll (5) pol in Dec.
Addosh 9-2 (12-0) Raced keenly, held up in 5th, saddle slipped before 2nd, pulled up before 3 out, at Hereford 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Rikona 9-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride and switched left start, held up towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Motataabeq (9-12) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Pure Motion (IRE) 14-1 (9-11) Held up in touch, switched left over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Bit Harsh (9-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Miss Harmony 14-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged right just over 1f out, kept on, just lacked pace to challenge, 4th of 5, 1/2l behind Lednikov (9-8) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Foursome 25-1 (9-2) In touch, edged left over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Prince Abu (9-11) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
