difficult loading, raced keenly, prominent, went 2nd 8f out, led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
reared just before stalls opened, soon chasing leaders on inside, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish
tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on, headed well inside final furlong
took keen hold, held up, headway 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead well inside final furlong
held up, headway when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, not reach leaders
took keen hold tracking leaders, weakened final furlong
Nonrunner
Winter Queen won a lowly contest at Kempton back in August and has been raised 10lb for her trouble. THANKSGIVING DAY failed to cope with a step up in class last time but had gone close in this grade earlier when runner-up over track and trip. He has a couple of lengths to spare with Lexi's Red Devil and gets the vote. Dubawi Diamond has shown little progress in maiden company while Sands Chorus has gone backwards since a debut third at Doncaster.
Sands Chorus 10-1 (9-5) Chased leader until halfway, soon pushed along, weakened 2f out, 8th of 12, 21l behind Swift Emperor (9-5) at Redcar 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Sep.
Dubawi Diamond 16-1 (9-5) Mid-division on inside, some headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 10, 5l behind Rattling Jewel (9-5) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Thanksgiving Day (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, 9th of 10, 18l behind Black Granite (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) in Oct.
Winter Queen 15-8fav (8-12) In touch, switched left to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Aug beating Father Stone (9-2) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Vita Mina 16-1 (8-7) Led early, chased leader 1f, chased leaders, pushed laong over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 16l behind Cosmic Ray (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) hvy in Oct.
Splash Of Verve (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) With leader, lost place and ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 11l behind Wink Oliver (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) in Oct.
Strong Flame 12-1 (8-4) In touch, ridden 2f out, no impression, 8th of 13, 14l behind Dark Wave (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Lexi's Red Devil (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Held up, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 7l behind Mywayalways (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct.
