steadied start, held up in last pair, ridden and headway over 1f out, went modest 4th inside final furlong, no chance with leading trio
held up in last pair, last and struggling 3f out, tailed off
took keen hold, tracked leaders in 5th on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression when hung left over 1f out, soon weakened
led, pushed along 3f out, joined 2f out, soon ridden, edged right over 1f out, soon headed, stayed on until no extra in 3rd towards finish
took keen hold, tracked leading pair, ridden over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
tracked leader, challenged 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged left, stayed on inside final furlong, driven out
Royal Battalion and Harmonical filled the places over 1m6f here last week but both were well beaten and Direct Approach was tailed off in the same contest. Salmon Sushi finished closer stepped up to 1m2f at Lingfield last month and may figure but URBAN CASTLE gets the vote. She showed a glimpse of promise when fourth in a decent maiden here on her debut and breeding suggests middle-distances will bring improvement.
Direct Approach (IRE) 100-1 (9-13) Raced keenly in touch, led after 2f, headed over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind John Reel (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f mdn stks (5) in Nov.
Halling At Themoon 22-1 (11-4) Held up, ridden and weakened 6f out, 6th of 7, well behind Racing Europe (11-4) at Bangor 2m 1f NH flat (6) sft in Nov.
Claraty 40-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, lost place 5f out, soon behind, tailed off, last of 8, well behind Molly Cat (10-10) at Wetherby 1m 5f fll 4yo N H flat (6) sft in Jan.
Royal Battalion 11-10 (9-5) Led 2f, tracked leaders, driven to chase winner 2f out, kept on same pace, no chance in clear 2nd final furlong, 2nd of 6, 11l behind John Reel (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f mdn stks (5) in Nov.
Salmon Sushi 12-1 (9-5) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Lunasea (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Harmonical 33-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, headway to lead over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, no chance with front pair over 1f out, 3rd of 6, 16l behind John Reel (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f mdn stks (5) in Nov.
Urban Castle (USA) 16-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, late headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 5l behind Razor Wind (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) in Nov.