in touch, ridden 2f out, no impression
in rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms
tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
in rear, edged left and not clear run over 1f out, switched right and headway approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, not reach winner
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, briefly chased winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace
raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
made most, ridden over 1f out, ran on
Nonrunner
Ripper Street and Arthurthedelegator failed to figure on their respective handicap debuts though Ed Dunlop has had a couple of recent winners and the former should do better on his first start since August. But ORITHIA will likely prove popular on the back of a second at Chelmsford when handicapping for the first time and Seamus Durack’s filly gets the nod on that form. Halinka has gone backwards in handicaps while Princess Way disappointed at Kempton last time having been narrowly beaten over track and trip before that.
Ripper Street (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Held up in touch, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Inner Circle (9-4) at Leicester 7f (5) gd in Aug.
Stag Party (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, 9th of 12, 20 1/2l behind Accidental Agent (9-5) at Chepstow 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Jul.
Princess Way (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Prominent, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 12 1/2l behind King of Nepal (9-5) at Kempton 7f (6) pol in Nov.
Halinka (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Slowly away raced wide towards rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 10th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Jorvik Prince (8-10) at Chelmsford City 5f (6) pol in Nov.
Orithia (USA) 6-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Fire Brigade (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f (6) pol in Nov.
Gentleman Giles (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, 8th of 9, 17 1/2l behind Smokey Lane (9-5) at Windsor 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Aug.
Myllachy 7-1 (8-11) Held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, never nearer, 4th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Dusty Bin (8-8) at Redcar 5f (6) sft in Oct.
Tigerfish (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace, never on terms, 7th of 13, 8l behind Dominating (9-7) at Kempton 1m (6) pol in Nov.
Viola Park 100-1 (8-6) Held up in rear, took keen hold, stayed on towards finish, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Fire Brigade (9-3) at Chelmsford City 7f (6) pol in Nov.
Arthurthedelegator 28-1 (9-7) Keen, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 5th of 10, 5l behind Alice's Dream (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f (6) pol in Nov.