in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
prominent, chased winner over 3f out until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased winner until ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
ridden 7f out, always in rear
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, chased winner over 2f out, no impression
mid-division, not clear run and lost place over 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong
mid-division, came wide entering straight, never dangerous
mid-division, weakened 4f out
made all, clear 3f out, ridden over 1f out, eased well inside final furlong
always in rear
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 3f out
slowly away, held up towards rear, headway on inside 5f out, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling
Nonrunner
A poor contest to conclude the card and BEAT THE SHOWER might be capable of getting the better of Swords and Jackie Kiely. As you would expect from a 0-60 handicap consistency is not the strong suit of many of these, but Beat The Shower has hit some form towards the back end of the turf campaign and looks worth another try on this surface. He gets this trip well and likes slow ground on turf so there is hope for him from a very competitive mark. Swords carries a penalty for beating Jackie Kiely over course and distance last time and is therefore 6lbs worse off for one-and-threequarter lengths. There shouldn't be much to choose between the pair, though form students will expect Philip Makin's mount to reverse those placings. Stravita is 5lbs above when scoring over track and trip last December and has won when fresh in the past, so support for her would be interesting, while Sleepy Mountain has been given a squeak after a 5lb drop. Beat The Shower gets the vote.
Stravita 4-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, chased winner over 4f out, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Blue Hills (11-0) at Southwell 1m 6f Am hcp (6) fbs in Jan.
Inch Lodge 14-1 (9-2) Led, clear after 3f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 10l behind Silent Act (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
They All Laughed 7-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, headway to track leaders over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final 2f, 3rd of 14, 10l behind Stagecoach Emerald (8-3) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Jordan's Light (USA) 17-2 (9-7) Held up, ridden over 4f out, slipped on bend over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 11, 34l behind Ingenue (8-2) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Oct.
Swords 8-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, held up, chased leaders over 4f out, led 3f out, stayed on well, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) fbs beating Jackie Kiely (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 13 ran.
Jackie Kiely 11-1 (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Swords (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) fbs.
Beat The Shower 4-1 (8-8) Pulled hard, tracked leaders, steadied 7f out, ridden, headway entering final 2f, driven, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Royal Trooper (9-8) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Solo Choice 25-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression, 7th of 12, 7l behind Mystic Touch (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Shadows Lengthen 17-2 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 9th of 13, 6l behind Nakoma (10-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f am hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Sleepy Mountain 11-2 (9-4) Prominent, raced keenly, every chance well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 8l behind Bridgewater Boys (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f sell stks (6) pol in Dec.
Moon Money (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind M'lady Rousseur (9-1) at Kempton 2m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Monaco Mistress (IRE) 40-1 (8-8) In touch, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, well behind On The Loose (8-10) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct.
Shanavaz 20-1 (7-13) Held up, headway 4f out, weakened from 2f out, 8th of 13, 24l behind No Rules (9-6) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct.
Felicia 40-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, led 8f out, headed 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 10, 29l behind Count Of Tuscany (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
