led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway on outer over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, soon faded
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on, no impression
held up in rear, not much room over 2f out, switched to outer and good headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
This will be interesting tactically as the majority of the field have tended to either lead or race prominently so we'll take a chance with RANSOM NOTE who has tended to be a little further back in his races. None are ruled out but more obvious claims are held by Avenuesnalleyways and Falakee. Runners from the Hills yard are always worthy of a second look at this track and Ransom Note has already run a fair race at the venue when finishing in midfield in a nursery last term. He won his two starts either side of that outing and the form of those victories looks solid and suggests that he starts his Classic season on a fair mark. Avenuesnalleyways needs to prove his effectiveness on turf but, otherwise, ticks a number of the right boxes and is due to race from a 2lb higher mark in the future. Falakee battled on well to get the better of a three-way finish at Lingfield and his mark looks reasonable whilst Layla's Dancer and Jupiter Fidius also make some appeal but Ransom Note may be able to bring home the money in the finale.
Fairy Promises (USA) 50-1 (8-12) Led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 12l behind Tabassum (8-12) at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll Grp 3 (1) gf in Oct.
New Christmas (USA) 17-2 (8-6) Held up in mid-division, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 8l behind Monterosso (8-9) at Ripon 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Avenuesnalleyways (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) Made all, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol beating Tartan Trip (9-1) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Falakee 9-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed narrowly 2f out, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, driven out, won at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol beating Soho Theatre (9-3) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Layla's Dancer 4-5fav (9-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon weakened, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Music Of The Moor (8-8) at Beverley 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Ransom Note 4-1fav (8-8) Held up in mid division, smooth headway towards centre over 2f out, led 2f out, strongly pressed and bumped entering final 1f, ran on, just held on, won at Goodwood 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct beating Brick Red (9-1) by ns, 14 ran.
Finest Reserve (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) In touch, chased leaders over 3f out, chased winner over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Much Acclaimed (9-3) at Ripon 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd.
Jupiter Fidius 16-1 (7-13) With leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, no extra, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Monterosso (8-9) at Ripon 1m 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
