raced keenly in mid-division, headway out wide under pressure 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders halfway, stayed on same pace in 3rd final furlong, closed on 2nd but no chance with winner
soon chasing leaders out wide, hung left and ridden 2f out, weakened soon after
mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd final furlong, no chance with winner
held up off the pace towards rear, smooth headway out widest to near side rail over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, in front and clear final furlong
steadied start, held up off the pace towards rear, never a factor, tailed off and eased inside final 2f
slowly into stride, pushed along in rear early, headway under pressure over 1f out, went remote 4th towards finish
soon crossed over to lead, headed and weakened final furlong
tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd 11f out, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd and weakened final furlong
ran in snatches, in touch on inside, pushed along going out on last circuit, pushed along again over 4f out, ridden on inside over 2f out, soon beaten, tailed off
tracked leader 3f, remained handy, weakened final 2f
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SPIT SPOT was having only her second outing in a handicap when winning over today’s trip at Chelmsford and there looks more to come. Kalahari Prince steps up from 1m2f after scoring at Redcar but Tibbie Dunbar, Kitten's Dream, Yagan and Vaynor have all won over today’s distance this year. The latter is preferred of those having finished in front of Arabescato when going close at Nottingham last month while The Dancing Poet and Edinburgh Rock have a shout if lasting home.
Arabescato 11-1 (9-3) Held up off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, just missed 3rd but not pace of leading duo, 4th of 16, 2 3/4l behind Blistering Barney (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
The Dancing Poet 10-1 (10-3) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on strongly when under pressure inside final furlong, no match for winner, 2nd of 7, 3 3/4l behind Citizen General (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
A Shining Moon (IRE) 25-1 (10-1) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, 8th of 9, 15 1/2l behind Jacovec Cavern (9-2) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Yagan (IRE) 5-1 (9-8) Held up off the pace towards rear, some headway when not clearest of runs over 1f out, plugged on but never going pace to get involved, 6th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Sir Joseph Swan (8-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Vaynor (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Raced keenly, led just over 2f, settled in close 3rd 9f out, 2nd again 8f out until inside final 3f, ridden and went 2nd again over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, always just held, 2nd of 16, nk behind Blistering Barney (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Prince Abu (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Started very slowly, always behind, last of 11, 13 1/2l behind Sir Joseph Swan (8-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Kitten's Dream 11-1 (9-10) Slowly into stride, behind, switched left and headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Seal Of Solomon (9-6) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Tibbie Dunbar 11-10fav (8-8) Wore hood to post, pulled hard, off the pace in 3rd, closer 6f out, went 2nd 5f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened towards finish, lost 4th final strides, 5th of 6, 5 1/4l behind Orin Swift (9-9) at Bath 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Spit Spot 14-1 (9-7) Slowly away, towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep beating Buxted Reel (9-10) by nk, 7 ran.
Kalahari Prince (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden 4f out, challenged leader 2f out, outpaced inside final furlong, rallied final 100 yards, on top close home, won at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct beating At Liberty (9-8) by nk, 11 ran.
Edinburgh Rock (IRE) 3-1 (9-6) Left in lead after 2f, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Greatness Awaits (9-11) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (6) hvy in Sep.
Kasperenko 10-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 14, 16 1/2l behind Pentland Hills (9-4) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
