close up, ridden and headway inside final furlong, stayed on to press winner towards finish
raced wide in touch pushed along and weakened 2f out
raced wide close up, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
steadied start, in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
close up, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, stayed on towards finish
tracked winner, ridden over 1fout, no extra towards finish
slowly away, in touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, kept on, nearest finish
made all, pushed along 2f out, driven out
slowly away towards rear, never a factor
dwelt towards rear, never a factor
held up, ridden and headway inside final furlong, nearest finish
Most are hard to recommend on recent form and it could pay to stick with RAINBOW MIRAGE. The latter won over track and trip recently and is only 2lb higher today. Star Of Valour drops back down in distance after better efforts at Wolverhampton while Spring Romance slides further down the weights without yet showing any signs of a return to his best. Prince Rock has past form here while He's A Latchico is the least exposed and makes his handicap debut.
Star Of Valour (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Dwelt in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Fitwood Star (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Divine Messenger 20-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, handy over 9f out, lost place over 6f out, well beaten final 3f, 9th of 11, 25 1/4l behind Keep It Brief (9-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Jul.
Breguet Boy (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Led at modest pace, pushed along and headed well over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 7, 7l behind Marion's Boy (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
He's A Latchico (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Hit The Heights (9-5) at Lingfield 7f stks (4) pol in Nov.
Plymouth Rock (IRE) 25-1 (9-13) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 26 1/4l behind Crema Inglesa (9-3) at Sandown 1m hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Bahia Star 18-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, last of 7, 16 1/4l behind Goddess Of Fire (9-8) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Eevilynn Drew 7-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Homer Stokes (9-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
One Step Beyond (IRE) 28-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 7 1/2l behind Ring Of Gold (8-13) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Prince Rock (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 14 1/2l behind Valentinka (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Spring Romance (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 5l behind Pinball Wizard (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Weloof (FR) 80-1 (9-3) In rear, pushed after 3f out, never competitive, 13th of 14, 9 1/4l behind Fitzrovia (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Rainbow Mirage 6-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead near line, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Catch My Breath (9-7) by ns, 10 ran.
