dwelt in rear, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide towards rear, short lived effort on outer over 3f out
tracked leaders, pushed along over 5f out, weakened under pressure 3f out
towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, never nearer
held up in touch, headway entering final 2f, ridden to challenge winner inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
switched left start close up, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on to go 3rd near finish
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
PICKAPOCKET never threatened in handicaps at the end of last year but will find this easier. Andrew Balding's colt looks to have most to fear from the lightly-raced types including Beleave, fourth over 7f here on her debut, while Evidence and Heads You Win are other likely improvers. The four-year-old Big Toms Girl would not have to be anything out of the ordinary to get involved but gives plenty of weight away on her belated debut.
Big Toms Girl Shirocco filly out of Plaisterer.
Harry's Endeavour 100-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed over 2f out, went 4th 2f out, no impression on leaders, 4th of 7, 14 1/4l behind Singyoursong (9-0) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (6) pol in Jan.
Links Bar Marbella (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Led until approaching final 2f, chased winner until 2f out, weakened soon after, 13th of 15, 23 3/4l behind Algometer (9-5) at Newbury 1m mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.
Milyaar (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never nearer, 8th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Telegram (9-5) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Mulled Wine 50-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, last of 10, 17 1/4l behind Chester Street (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Pickapocket (IRE) 8-1 (8-9) Close up, ridden over 2f out, headway when switched right over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Show Me Again (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m (4) pol in Nov.
Beleave 100-1 (9-0) Slowly away towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Auntinet (9-0) at Lingfield 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Dec.
Evidence (FR) 33-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden and one pace over 1f out, no impression, (finished 4th, awarded 3rd place), 4th of 12, 9 1/2l behind Bobby Wheeler (8-11) at Salisbury 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Aug.
Heads You Win 33-1 (8-8) Always behind, 8th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Murdanova (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (6) pol in Dec.
Kimbelle 33-1 (9-0) Dwelt always towards rear, 11th of 12, 20 1/4l behind Shypen (9-0) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (6) pol in Dec.