prominent, led 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish
led, headed 4f out, tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
slowly away, towards rear, ridden and edged left over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
raced wide, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon edged left, driven inside final furlong, ran on
towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
always towards rear
in rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
Firmdecisions beat Alejandro only a head over track and trip last month though the latter has been beaten subsequently. War Whisper has yet to threaten in handicaps but drops in class today while both Pearl Spectre and Nouvelli Dancer move in the opposite direction having won Class 4 handicaps on their penultimate starts. HAAF A SIXPENCE faded badly in the closing stages of a comeback run at Ascot in September. But he should be sharper for this and Ralph Beckett’s charge won a Class 2 contest at Newmarket off a similar mark last year.
Haaf A Sixpence 25-1 (9-3) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 14, 19l behind Raising Sand (9-3) at Ascot 1m stks (3) gd in Sep.
Alejandro (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace entering final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Finelcity (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
War Whisper (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Went right start, towards rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Symposium (8-2) at Ascot 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Firmdecisions (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, driven and ran on to lead final strides, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct beating Alejandro (9-5) by hd, 13 ran.
Nouvelli Dancer (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Tracked leader until ridden over 1f out, one pace, 5th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Mukaabra (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp fll (4) pol in Oct.
Pearl Spectre (USA) 9-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 17, 26 3/4l behind Balmoral Castle (9-7) at Ascot 1m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Lyfka 8-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden and plugged on inside final furlong, no threat, 7th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Coronation Day (9-1) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (4) pol in Oct.
Russian Radiance 14-1 (9-4) Close up, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 14th of 17, 13l behind My Dad Syd (8-8) at Newbury 7f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Yourartisonfire 50-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, well beaten final 2f, last of 13, 10 1/4l behind Ower Fly (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Captain Revelation 40-1 (9-7) Led 2f, chased leader until over 4f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly over 1f out, 13th of 14, 6l behind Ripoll (8-12) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Showing Off (IRE) 7-2fav (9-4) Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Ripoll (8-12) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Fleckerl (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up, in last pair, never involved, 9th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Menai (9-3) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gf in Oct.
