chased leaders and raced keen, ridden to lead over 2f out, soon headed, weakened over 1f out
raced keen, held up, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, stayed on
held up, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out
held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, one pace
in touch, challenged 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, effort over 3f out, no impression
prominent, weakened over 2f out
held up, never dangerous
held up, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, one pace
Not the most competitive of handicaps and the solid choice here has to be Ambrosiano, Anatolian Prince and Bollin Fergus look the best alternatives. Emma Lavelle trained the selection last season and he showed plenty of promise. However he appears to have improved over the winter and made a successful debut for his new stable when a comfortable winner at Lingfield last month. If the improvement is carried over to the turf he should prove hard to beat in this very modest event. Anatolian Prince and Bollin Fergus have very similar claims. Both have shown modest ability in maidens and and get into the handicap on very low marks. It would be no surprise to see one or both involved in the finish. Nota Liberata has earned top-weight with some consistent efforts and may do best of the rest, but Ambrosiano has the best recent form and he gets the confident vote.
Nota Liberata 5-4fav (8-9) Prominent, ridden over 2f out when not much room, driven and one pace final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Feeling Wonderful (8-4) at Catterick 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) sft in Oct.
Eager Igor (USA) 20-1 (9-3) Prominent, led on stand rail 4f out, headed 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 15, 2l behind Ask Don't Tell (8-1) at Brighton 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Just Oscar (GER) 33-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on, 4th of 12, 10l behind Gweebarra (9-3) at Chester 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug.
Perfect Courtesy (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, soon no impression, 5th of 8, 8l behind Spanish Hidalgo (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 2yo hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Ambrosiano 11-8 (8-10) Led, headed over 5f out, led 3f out, soon clear, pushed out, won at Lingfield 1m mdn aut stk (6) pol in Mar beating Bathwick Fancy (8-5) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Centenary (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 16, 10l behind Doubly Guest (8-13) at Pontefract 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Dumas (IRE) 150-1 (8-9) Chased stand side leaders, weakened well over 1f out, 23rd of 24, 23l behind Danum Dancer (8-3) at Redcar 6f 2yo lst stk (1) gd in Sept.
Beckenham's Secret 50-1 (8-7) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out never nearer, 7th of 12, 8l behind Annemasse (9-3) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Mar.
High Five Society 25-1 (8-10) Always behind, 10th of 13, 7l behind Tom Paris (9-6) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Anatolian Prince 50-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 12, 11l behind Phoenix Tower (9-3) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Oct.
Dance of Dreams 8-1 (8-11) Prominent on outer, ridden over 2f out, no progress and outpaced over 1f out, 6th of 11, 4l behind Hucking Heat (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Bollin Fergus 14-1 (9-3) Mid-division, never better, 8th of 15, 19l behind Chief Operator (9-3) at Newcastle 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sept.
Tina's Ridge (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) In rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, one pace, no impression from over 1f out, 5th of 12, 9l behind Milla's Rocket (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Feb.
Storm Mission (USA) 40-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Mount Hermon (8-12) at Southwell 7f mdn aut stk (6) fbs in Mar.
Krakatau (FR) 14-1 (8-8) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Imprimis Tagula (9-6) at Southwell 6f 3yo hcp (5) fbs in Feb.
