held up towards rear, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
raced keenly chasing leaders, weakened final 2f, soon behind
hood off slightly late and slowly into stride, behind, never on terms
raced keenly, soon tracking leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon lost 2nd, lost 3rd close home
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, 5th and no impression final furlong
chased leaders on inside, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced keenly in mid-division, weakened
always towards rear
held up in mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, soon hung left, every chance over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, soon hung right, held when eased towards finish
mid-division, headway chasing leaders on inside 2f out, went between horses over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
led until 2f out, weakened quickly
Sir Sedric finally opened his account when scoring at Newcastle but is 5lb higher while Delta River won a lower grade contest at Lingfield. Cliffcake is another upped in class having scored at Yarmouth while Finery won over a longer trip at Chelmsford. Insomnia was last seen in a Group 3 race back in April while SYCAMORE has undergone wind surgery and switched yards since finishing fourth at Doncaster. That came in a much better race than this and Scott Dixon’s new charge gets the nod with apprentice’s 5lb allowance helping his cause.
Insomnia 66-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Chindit (9-0) at Newbury 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Apr.
Hazel (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Darwell Lion (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Wudashudacuda 10-1 (9-5) Broke well, chased leaders, lost place over 1f out, 7th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Wonder Elzaam (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Sir Sedric (FR) 13-2 (9-6) Raced keenly, prominent, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Eponina (9-9) by 2 1/4l, 14 ran.
Secret Glow (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 12th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Helvetian (9-0) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Sycamore (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Held up off the pace in last pair, headway near side of group over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Foxtrot Sizzler (8-6) at Doncaster 7f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Delta River 5-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Emjaytwentythree (9-6) by 1l, 12 ran.
Harry Love (IRE) 15-2 (9-10) Towards rear, some late headway, never dangerous, 8th of 14, 5l behind Sir Sedric (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Custard The Dragon 10-1 (8-9) Midfield, ridden along before 3f out, weakened, 11th of 14, 12 1/2l behind Praxeology (9-2) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Cliffcake (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) In touch, headway over 1f out, effort entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Yarmouth 7f hcp (6) gs in Oct beating Light Lily (9-10) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Finery 16-1 (9-3) Led over 6f out, pushed along over 1f out, joined post, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Cap D'Antibes (9-2), 14 ran.
Liamba 12-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home, 5th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Cherish (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
