held up in touch, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on, no extra towards finish
towards rear and pushed along, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
slowly away, in rear and pushed along, headway on inner over 1f out, kept on well to lead towards finish
slowly away, held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened entering final furlong
towards rear, outpaced over 2f out
with leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon led, kept on and headed towards finish
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
with leaders, ridden over 1f out and soon not much room, soon weakened
led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
DUBAWI LIGHT scored over track and trip a week ago and may well defy a penalty in this company. Hawkin steps up in trip after a second at Bath while Marmalad was well beaten over 1m2f at Chelmsford having gone close over a mile before that. Pink Ribbon scored over a mile in September but has won over today's distance before while Fern Owl remains lightly-raced and capable of better on only his third start handicapping.
Dubawi Light 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon switched left, ran on well to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Isis Blue (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Shalambar (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Close up, mistake 2nd, pushed along before 4 out, weakened from 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 9, dist behind Zarzal (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in May.
The Gay Cavalier 5-1fav (9-3) Prominent, ridden inside final furlong, no extra, 10th of 12, 6l behind Dubawi Light (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Fern Owl 11-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up, headway 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 2l behind Idol Deputy (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Hawkin (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 11, hd behind Bipartisan (9-4) at Bath 1m hcp fll (5) gf in Oct.
Shanti 16-1 (9-5) Raced far side until groups merged 7f out, keen always in rear, 16th of 18, 30 1/2l behind Chain Of Events (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Announcement 25-1 (9-9) Prominent until ridden and lost place over 4f out, 12th of 13, dist behind Swift Cedar (9-7) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Marmalad (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Traced leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, switched right inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 10 1/2l behind Oceanographer (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Pink Ribbon (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Pushed along to soon lead, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Hit List (9-1) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Tabla 5-1fav (9-3) In touch, effort over 2f out, soon lost place, 9th of 11, 24 1/2l behind Siren's Cove (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp fll (5) pol in Jun.
Liberty Sky (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Maraakib (9-5) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Time Square (FR) 25-1 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 21 1/4l behind Candyman Can (9-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
