held up in mid-division, took keen hold, no impression final 2f
chased leaders, ridden and lost place over 2 out
chased leaders, lost place 3f out, not much room over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, kept on
soon ridden along on rear, driven and effort over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
held up in mid-division, well beaten final 2f
held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, riders right stirrup leather came undone over 1f out, stayed on well
behind, effort over 2f out, no impression over 1f out
led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway 3f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner
held up in rear, not clear run before closing over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, stayed on
Kroy won over track and trip last month but has been beaten by the progressive BREATHOFFRESHAIR subsequently. The latter went on to win an apprentices’ race over course and distance last week and Richard Guest’s charge escapes a penalty as he bids for the hat-trick. A winner at Chelmsford, Fikhaar failed to cope with a 4lb rise last time and it remains to be seen if the other recent winners, Little Miss Lola and Yorkshire Rover, cope any better with a rise in the weights.
Santafiora 11-1 (9-3) Stated very slowly, rapid headway on outside chasing leaders 4f out, led over 2f out, hung right entering straight, ridden and hung left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened soon after, 7th of 13, 4l behind Maureb (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Night Shadow 66-1 (9-1) Held up, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 12 1/2l behind Insurplus (9-5) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Kroy 2-1fav (9-9) Keen close up, hampered and dropped to mid-division over 3f out, badly hampered and squeezed out 4f out, short lived effort 2f out, 7th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Queens Royale (9-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Dream Start 6-1 (8-7) Held up in touch, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 30 1/4l behind Captain Lars (9-0) at Chelmsford City 6f stks (6) pol in Nov.
Maldonado (FR) 14-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Honey Badger (9-2) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Fikhaar 4-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 1f over, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Run With Pride (9-4) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Night Law 50-1 (9-8) Slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 10th of 14, 8 1/4l behind La Cumparsita (8-13) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Nov.
Little Miss Lola 11-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, challenged over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, kept on, won at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Bond Bombshell (9-7) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Breathoffreshair 2-1fav (9-5) In touch in rear, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Jessie Allan (8-12) by 2l, 13 ran.
Little Kingdom (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 13, 13 1/2l behind Breathoffreshair (9-5) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Mr Enthusiastic 33-1 (8-11) Close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Broadhaven Honey (9-5) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Naralsaif (IRE) 22-1 (9-2) Went right start, towards rear, headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 6th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Little Miss Lola (9-4) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Fintry Flyer 50-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, last of 10, 9 1/2l behind Dawoodi (9-2) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (6) sft in Sep.
Yorkshire Rover 5-1 (9-5) In touch in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven and all out, won at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gd in Jul beating Canadian Royal (9-9) by hd, 11 ran.
