tracked leader, driven and lost place over 1f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leader, driven over 2f out, soon lost place, ridden and one pace final furlong, no impression
held up in last pair, headway inside final 2f, switched right over 1f out, driven to lead narrowly inside final furlong, ridden and held on near finish
led, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up in last pair, driven over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression
mid-division, outpaced 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, never on terms
mid-division, smooth headway to track leader inside final 2f, ridden to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, kept on, just held
PERSONA GRATA remains unbeaten in three starts after scoring over course and distance last time. Ed Walker's charge scored with plenty in hand and can shrug off a 7lb rise. Dream Child has won her last two visits to this venue and is upped a further 4lb. Berlusca is weighted to reverse running with the latter on today's terms and makes more appeal than recent maiden race winner Park Place.
Gworn 7-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders in centre, driven and weakened 2f out, 6th of 8, 22l behind Fury (9-7) at Chepstow 1m hcp 105 (2) hvy in Aug.
Berlusca (IRE) 10-1 (9-1) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to chase leaders final furlong, no impression, 4th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Brocklebank (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-90 (3) in Nov.
Dream Child (IRE) 11-10fav (8-13) Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden to lead over 1f out, just held on close home, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) in Nov beating Ghazi (8-5) by shd, 12 ran.
Vivat Rex (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Led after 1f, ridden when headed over 1f out, faded final furlong, last of 8, 9l behind Personal Opinion (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) in Nov.
Off The Pulse 16-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden and every chance 2f out, faded final furlong, 9th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Lightning Spear (9-4) at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.
Park Place 6-4fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, not clear run on inside and switched right well over 1f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, all out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) in Nov beating John Reel (9-8) by shd, 5 ran.
Persona Grata 8-13fav (9-5) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, driven to challenge inside final 2f, led going well 1f out, kept on, always in command final furlong, readily, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) beating Lean On Pete (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
