in touch towards rear, wide and headway to lead narrowly over 2f out, ridden and asserted inside final furlong
in touch in rear, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on
soon led and set good pace, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, joined winner over 2f out, ridden and every chance until inside final furlong, kept on
led early, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, fell close home
raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway when carried head high inside final furlong, stayed on
C’EST NO MOUR had the measure of Protected Guest when scoring over course and distance and can confirm superiority despite the worse terms. Here And Now’s recent third came over a longer trip though he’s back on a winning mark while Celtic Art has a poor strike rate and debuts for a new yard having placed at Newcastle in October. Dream Tale still looks high enough in the weights and Dash Of Spice has undergone a wind operation since last in action.
C'Est No Mour (GER) 8-1 (9-6) Slowly away in touch in rear, wide and headway into straight 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Dec beating Protected Guest (8-12) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Here And Now 5-1 (9-12) Held up in last pair, ridden and headway on outside over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, unable to challenge, stayed on, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Imperium (9-10) at Kempton 2m hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Dash Of Spice 13-2 (10-0) Soon went into clear lead, slowed pace and reduced lead to a length at halfway, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened under 2f out, 7th of 8, 8l behind Annandale (8-12) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Celtic Art (FR) 10-3 (9-13) Led, pushed along over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Purple Ribbon (9-8) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Dream Tale 20-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Oz Legend (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Protected Guest 5-2 (8-12) Tracked leader until halfway, tracked leaders, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and effort inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind C'Est No Mour (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Dec.