led, headed 8f out, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
led 8f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, some headway on outside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always prominent, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, held close home
held up towards rear, ridden and struggling over 3f out
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, stayed on
last to break, held up, headway over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, weakened 3f out
towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on, nearest finish
WISHFORMORE gets the token vote after finishing a close-up fourth in a claimer over C&D three weeks ago with a couple of higher rated horses in front. Social Rhythm posted a better effort over track and trip last month and she could figure, while El Libertador scored here on his penultimate start, but turned in a poor effort last time. Princess Gail is now 8lb higher than last month's C&D victory after going close again on her latest start and Miss Villefranche tries her hand handicapping once again after landing a classified race at this track last week.
Wishformore (IRE) 40-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden to narrow lead inside final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, no extra last strides, 4th of 12, 1/2l behind Opus Maximus (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (6) pol in Oct.
Emeralds Spirit (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Raced wide, held up, never on terms, 8th of 13, 20l behind Dr Red Eye (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Oct.
Social Rhythm 16-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in touch, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Shelovestobouggie (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct.
Wigram's Turn (USA) 5-1 (9-2) Dwelt, held up behind, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Royal Box (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug.
El Libertador (USA) 17-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 8l behind Beach Babe (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Waterloo Sunrise (IRE) 28-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no extra and weakened, 13th of 14, 14l behind Marcus Attilius (8-11) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp 47-65 pol in Sep.
Princess Gail 4-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed last 100 yards, kept on, 3rd of 12, 3/4l behind Stylistickhill (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.
Miss Villefranche 5-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks 0-55 (6) pol beating Excellent Vision (9-3) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Raghdaan 9-2 (8-12) Towards rear, never on terms, 7th of 12, 9l behind Minortransgression (9-1) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-52 (6) fbs.
Cottam Stella 66-1 (8-2) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 9l behind Green Howard (9-7) at Redcar 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Shunkawakhan (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, one pace, 4th of 12, 6l behind Belle Park (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Carnival Dream 25-1 (8-10) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 11l behind Knowe Head (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Little Book 15-2 (8-13) Held up, headway 3f out, no impression final 2f, 6th of 11, 24l behind Funky Munky (8-12) at Ayr 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) hvy in Oct.
