bumped start, held up, headway over 2f out, soon checked slightly and ridden, stayed on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, led going well 2f out, pushed out, comfortably
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression
pressed leader, led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out
went right and bumped rival start, held up in touch, ridden 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression, lost 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
slowly into stride, in rear and ran green early, edged right over 2f out, soon made progress and switched right, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
led 1f, pressed leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up, not much room and ridden over 2f out, no headway
Nonrunner
Newcomers Abi Scarlet and Cats Eyes are both related to all-weather winners and worth noting in the betting, but MARIA MONTEZ gets the vote. She couldn't cope with hat-trick hero Le King Beau at Lingfield last time, but will find this a lot easier and is preferred to Dark Castle, who ran much better than his finishing position would suggest over a mile at this track on his debut. Casa Bex, Mister Mackenzie and Gabrial's Bounty have claims on last year's placed efforts, but all three are returning from a lay-off and may need the outing.
Casa Bex 16-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 6, 8l behind Maroosh (8-10) at Newmarket 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Dark Castle 4-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final 100 yards, 6th of 14, 8l behind California English (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Gabrial's Bounty (IRE) 13-2fav (9-4) Towards rear, kept on final 2f, never dangerous, 8th of 17, 6l behind Love Tale (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Oct.
House Limit (IRE) 15-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, until near finish, 3rd of 8, 2l behind One More Roman (8-11) at Lingfield 6f 2yo sell stks (6) pol in Dec.
Mister Mackenzie 17-2 (9-3) Chased leadrs, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 7l behind Money Never Sleeps (9-3) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Oct.
Abi Scarlet (IRE) Baltic King filly out of Petarga.
Cats Eyes Echo Of Light filly out of Desert Lynx.
Gem Of Wizdom (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden over 2f out, well held over 1f out, last of 6, 13l behind By Invitation (8-12) at Kempton 6f 3yo mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Maria Montez 33-1 (8-13) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Le King Beau (8-12) at Lingfield 6f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Dec.
Sleepy Lucy 40-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, some late headway, never nearer, 4th of 6, 6l behind Chester'slittlegem (8-1) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
Snow Ridge 12-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, never near leaders, 5th of 12, 12l behind Patriotic (9-0) at Southwell 1m mdn hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jul.
