held up in rear, stayed on to modest 4th over 1f out
reared leaving stalls, chased leading trio, chased winner over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in last pair, ridden 3f out, plugged on inside final furlong
led, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened well over 1f out
took keen hold, chased leader until led going well over 2f out, joined over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to assert inside final furlong
chased leading pair until inside final 3f, went modest 3rd again over 1f out
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Nonrunner
KALOKAGATHIA stands out in this contest. He's been beaten less than a length on his last two starts over C&D and Jo Crowley's colt has little to fear from today's opponents on what they've shown so far. Lady Sylvia could prove the best of those as she posted a better effort to finish fifth here back in November, while Diamondsinhereyes wasn't disgraced when beaten three lengths on her debut at Wolverhampton. The Bendy Fella is related to a handful of winners but is making a belated debut here and the remainder are hard to fancy.
Mulberry Brite 66-1 (8-12) In rear, headway over 4f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 18l behind Dumbarton (9-3) at Windsor 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Diamond Marks (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Dwelt keen in rear, some headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 8, 15l behind Boots And Spurs (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Scripturist 66-1 (8-7) Dwelt always in rear, last of 9, 12l behind Baileys Strider (8-7) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Kiss My Heart 16-1 (8-9) Dwelt and outpaced, last of 7, 20l behind Cats Eyes (8-9) at Kempton 5f mdn auc stks (5) pol.
Lady Sylvia 50-1 (8-5) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Ocean Tempest (8-10) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov.
Stormin Gordon (IRE) 80-1 (8-12) Raced keenly in touch, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 35l behind Switzerland (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Kalokagathia (IRE) 16-5fav (8-8) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, challenged and looked like passing winner when bumped last 150 yards, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Fairway To Heaven (8-8) at Kempton 7f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Jan.
The Bendy Fella (IRE) Choisir gelding out of Missish.
Godber (IRE) 100-1 (8-2) Steadied start, in rear, pulled hard and headway to press leader over 4f out until 2f out, soon edged left and weakened, last of 7, 21l behind Palmyra (8-4) at Lingfield 1m mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Diamondsinhereyes (IRE) 5-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, ridden along in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 4th of 8, 3l behind Sannibel (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
