held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
always towards rear
tracked leaders, not much room over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders in 4th, challenged over 2f out, soon led, ridden over 1f out, soon clear
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Gaelic Ice won at Chepstow in August on her only start in 2014 and is 6lb higher on her reappearance. Moulin Rouge is up 4lb for scoring by a neck over 1m2f at Lingfield, while Crown Pleasure has been placed over shorter trips at Wolverhampton of late and could figure. Sandy Cove went close off a higher mark at Brighton last term and BOWSERS BOLD was beaten by less than a length when runner-up over 1m3f here on his latest start. The latter gets another chance to finally open his account in this.
Arlecchino (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, towards rear, some headway over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 13, 11l behind Fiftyshadesfreed (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (0-65) (6) in Aug.
Gaelic Ice 9-1 (9-3) Steadied start, held up in rear, smooth headway on outside over 3f out, tracking leaders over 2f out, led 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Aug beating Zarosa (9-7) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.
Crown Pleasure (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 13, 4l behind Hernando Torres (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6).
Highsalvia Cosmos 66-1 (9-3) Steadied start in rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, kept on, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 3l behind Golly Miss Molly (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec.
Dark And Dangerous (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, well beaten over 1f out, 10th of 12, 12l behind Well Owd Mon (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) in Nov.
My Anchor 33-1 (9-5) Took keen hold tracking leaders, weakened 3f out, 6th of 7, 24l behind Sgt Reckless (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol.
Teide Peak (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Dwelt, mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 13, 8l behind Hernando Torres (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6).
Sandy Cove 10-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 9, 6l behind Majestic Sun (8-7) at Epsom Downs 1m 4f app hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Sep.
Bowsers Bold 6-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on and held near finish, 2nd of 13, nk behind Softly She Treads (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Hermosa Vaquera (IRE) 50-1 (8-3) Towards rear, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 8, 22l behind If I Were A Boy (8-13) at Windsor 1m 2f fll hcp (0-75) (5) gs in Aug.
Moulin Rouge (DEN) 7-4fav (8-11) In touch, widest into straight 2f out, ridden and headway on outer approaching final furlong, edged left and led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Top Set (9-2) by nk, 10 ran.
