in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
in rear, headway 3f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
close up, effort over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened approaching final furlong
dwelt held up, good headway 3f out, led 2f out, soon edged right and pressed, ridden and ran on, headed final strides
close up, headway to press leader 2f out, soon every chance, ran on, led final strides
keen tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out
held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
A former Ballydoyle inmate, CANARY WHARF has won twice on the all-weather for Marco Botti. He handled soft ground well enough in Ireland and is taken to follow up his latest win at Kempton off what could still prove a lenient mark back on Turf. Docs Legacy has only managed to win a bumper on the Polytrack since 2011 but Indepub won twice over hurdles for Donald McCain last year and has a shout off his current mark now back with Kevin Ryan. The French import Gran Maestro will handle the underfoot conditions after a couple of outings on Polytrack for Ruth Carr while The Fun Crusher is lightly-raced and has potential for improvement. The same comment applies to Star Lahib, the easy winner of a maiden at Ripon in August but having her first outing since.
Hillview Boy (IRE) 33-1 (8-1) Dwelt, held up in rear, never a factor, 17th of 23, 14l behind Art Scholar (8-7) at Doncaster 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Seattle Drive (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Raced wide always in rear, last of 9, well behind Dubai Hills (9-4) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.
The Fun Crusher 10-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, kept on and every chance until one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 3l behind Bollin Greta (8-11) at York 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Jul.
Indepub 5-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 18l behind Royal Straight (8-13) at Ayr 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.
Kiwi Bay 20-1 (9-1) Chased leader to 5f out, weakened over 4f out, last of 8, well behind Kay Gee Be (9-1) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) hvy in Nov.
Canary Wharf (IRE) 7-2 (9-4) Dwelt, mid-division, headway to lead over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied and every chance towards finish, led close home, won at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan beating Purple 'n Gold (9-0) by shd, 9 ran.
Star Lahib (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Tracked leader, led over 5f out, clear over 1f out, easily, won at Ripon 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Aug beating Kept (9-3) by 6l, 12 ran.
Docs Legacy (IRE) 4-1fav (8-10) Raced wide mid-division, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, never near leaders, 6th of 13, 6l behind Robin Hoods Bay (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Gran Maestro (USA) 16-1 (9-5) Pulled hard close up, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Dream Win (8-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f app hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Carragold 11-1 (8-11) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out, never near leaders, 4th of 14, 15l behind The Tiger (9-1) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Oct.
