held up towards rear, ridden and struggling over 2f out
not much room start, always towards rear
held up towards rear, hanging left over 2f out, no impression
soon led, headed 10f out, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
led early, mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out
held up rear of mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent early, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders on outside, led 10f out, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner final 100 yards
chased leaders, ridden on outside over 3f out, soon beaten
prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
not much room start, in rear, headway over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, unable to challenge
in touch in mid-division, lost place over 1f out
Though still 5lb higher than when successful at Carlisle last season, FLOWER POWER is still preferred to the less-exposed Awesomedude. James Ferguson’s charge didn’t really improve for the switch to handicaps last term but should still go well in a race like this. Fanfaronade placed twice at Chelmsford last spring but didn’t do much over hurdles after leaving John Gosden while the stamina of Imajorblush will have to be taken on trust.
Flower Power 25-1 (8-11) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Bollin Joan (9-5) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Fanfaronade (USA) 50-1 (10-12) Led until 3 out, weakened quickly before next, 12th of 13, dist behind Fantastic Ms Fox (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f mdn fll (4) gs in Dec.
Red Derek 66-1 (8-12) Edged right soon after start, led, headed over 5f out, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out, tailed off, 10th of 12, dist behind Kashagan (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Donnachies Girl (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Led after 1f, headed 4f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 6, 5 1/2l behind Maid In Manhattan (10-2) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp fll (3) sft in Oct.
Vampish 7-2 (9-0) Soon led, headed over 5f out, no impression on winner and lost 2nd over 2f out, plugged on, 3rd of 6, 17l behind Tigray (9-8) at Southwell 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Awesomedude 10-1 (8-7) In rear, pushed along 4f out, headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 11, 9l behind Royal Family (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Artistic Streak 25-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders on inside, hot 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened before next, 10th of 16, 36l behind Scorched Earth (10-12) at Catterick 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Sociologist (FR) 9-2 (9-12) Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra and lost 3rd close home, 4th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Going Native (9-10) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Imajorblush 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, hung left inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 3 1/4l behind Al Daayen (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Jul.
Majeste 20-1 (10-0) Held up, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 10th of 19, 32l behind Gamesters Icon (10-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Quoteline Direct 16-1 (11-3) Led until headed approaching 2 out, lost 2nd between last 2, plugging on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 7, 7 3/4l behind Let The Heirs Walk (11-3) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (5) sft in Feb.
Ezanak (IRE) 40-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders on outside, went 2nd over 5f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Sea Of Mystery (9-10) at Southwell 2m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
