chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
held up and pulled hard, not much room 3f out, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, soon hung left, stayed on
led to over 6f out, led again over 3f out, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened 1f out
with leader, led over 6f out to over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, edged right over 1f out, kept on
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway when hung left over 1f out, stayed on, never troubled leaders
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on, not reached leaders
Nonrunner
In a race that will not take much winning, Desert Lightning gets the vote ahead of Adrian McGuinness's Speagle. Newcomer History Prize wouldn't have to be a world-beater to make a winning start to his career, but judging by the level he has been entered at he can be no great shakes at home. The selection has been running consistently in similar contests and a repeat of those performances could be enough to take home the prize money today. Irish raider Speagle has some fair form back in Ireland in slightly better races and so it can be assumed that he will not be travelling over for nothing, although his last visit to the course ended in defeat and therefore he is passed over in favour of the selection. Of the rest, Second Reef would have a chance on his best form, as would Crush On You. However, in what isn't a strong race, Desert Lightning gets the nod.
Desert Lightning (IRE) 14-1 (8-7) Keen, in touch, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Wasalat (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Second Reef 11-2 (9-3) Pulled hard in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 9th of 12, 8l behind Qaasi (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcap (6) pol.
Speagle (IRE) 3-1fav (9-2) Led and set good pace, headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 13, 7l behind Climate (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f clm (6) pol in Oct.
Norwegian 50-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 18l behind Eccollo (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Crush On You 6-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride, raced centre, held up,ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, 14th of 16, 24l behind Bodden Bay (8-10) at Leicester 7f sll hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Qik Dip (IRE) 10-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 7l behind Eccollo (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Bathwick Emma (IRE) 11-2 (8-9) Prominent, outpaced 4f out, ridden and stayed on approaching final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Cleveland (8-8) at Southwell 7f sll (6) fbs.
Foreign Language (USA) Distant View filly, sister to winning miler Binary Vision, half-sister to winners up to 1m1f including the Group 3 winner Binary File.
