held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
tracked leader to 5f out, stayed prominent, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, went 2nd 5f out, ridden to lead over 3f out, driven 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
held up in rear, headway on rails from 3f out, hung left under pressure and no extra final furlong
held up in rear, never a factor
held up in touch, headway to chase winner from 3f out until over 1f out, one pace under pressure final furlong
led to over 3f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off
mid-division, headway over 2f out, shaken up over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway 3f out, driven over 2f out, soon one pace and no impression
chased leaders until weakened over 2f out
Misty Dancer has not been seen on the flat for some time but comes here on the back of decent displays over fences and is taken to make a winning return to the level on ground that suits, getting the vote ahead of Whatizzit and Nosferatu. The last mentioned represents the in-form yard of Amanda Perrett so lack of a recent run need not be of concern but he may be a shade high in the weights for his debut in a handicap. Zaif was well beaten on his return so looks best left out of calculations, while Mustajed is again entitled to be thereabouts but could possibly do with some help from the handicapper. Ed Dunlop's Whatizzit has been similarly consistent and deserves to get his head in front but he may have to settle for a minor role again with preference for Misty Dancer.
Active Asset (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, driven 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 13, 3l behind Woolfall Blue (8-10) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Zaif (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Held up, mainly towards rear, 12th of 17, 15l behind Blue Bajan (9-5) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Apr.
Nosferatu (IRE) 5-2fav (9-3) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 3f out, soon challenging, led narrowly over 1f out, shaken up and in command inside final furlong, won at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stk (5) sft in Oct beating Conservation (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Mustajed 6-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, plenty to do when not clear run on rails over 2f out, soon switched left, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Woolfall Blue (8-10) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Kuster 9-1 (10-5) Always in rear, never in contention, last of 14, 12l behind Rationale (9-5) at Bath 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Whatizzit 3-1fav (9-0) Tracked leader, led 3f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, driven and stayed on, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Island Odyssey (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Sept.
Top Gear 25-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 13l behind Red Gala (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Misty Dancer 6-4fav (9-12) Held up rear, steady headway from 4f out, chased leader over 2f out, one pace, 4th of 10, 10l behind Stolen Hours (9-2) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (5) gf in Jun '05.
Optimus (USA) 11-1 (11-3) In touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 3l behind Bold Diktator (11-2) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Ocean Avenue (IRE) 7-1 (9-1) Tracked leader to over 2f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Tromp (8-13) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
