tracked leaders, led over 7f out, headed 3f out, soon weakened
keen in touch, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, edged left and kept on one pace
dwelt always in rear, eased final 2f
close up, edged left 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway when not clear run 3f out, soon switched right, kept on, not trouble leaders
headway to track leaders over 7f out, pressed leader 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along and dropped to rear 7f out, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride raced wide, headway to mid-division over 6f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
in rear, struggling over 4f out, never on terms
Moataz, Cool Hand Luke and Whipcrackaway have all won on the all-weather this year but there are a few unexposed types in this who should have improved for another winter on their back. It's A Girl Thing has her first run on turf but Spirit Na Heireann can be forgiven his run on very soft ground at Hamilton in September and should go well, though the vote goes to FLEUR DE LA VIE. Ralph Beckett's filly ran well on good to soft ground at Chepstow on her debut and again showed promise when tried over this trip at Kempton in December, despite blowing the start. She looks the pick of the weights.
Moataz (USA) 8-13fav (9-7) Raced freely led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 6, 6l behind Excellent News (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Grand Gold 50-1 (8-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Kingsdesire (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
It's A Girl Thing (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 10, 6l behind Tina's Spirit (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec.
Cool Hand Luke (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Led, headed 7f out, prominent, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken well inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 1 1/2l behind Availed Speaker (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Spirit Na Heireann (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Chased leader, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 19l behind Gabrial's Star (9-3) at Hamilton 1m 2yo mdn (5) sft in Sep.
Nicholascopernicus (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway on inner over 1f out, kept on final furlong, no impression, 6th of 10, 6l behind Delft (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Whipcrackaway (IRE) 15-2 (8-8) Held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 10, 2l behind Bareback (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Feb.
Bajan Hero 40-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, soon pushed along, lost place when bumped over 1f out, 9th of 12, 13l behind Come On Blue Chip (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep.
Fleur De La Vie (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, headway on outer to track leaders 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 8l behind Quizzed (8-8) at Kempton 1m 2f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
Fine Kingdom 66-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 13, 19l behind Thought Worthy (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 2yo mdn (5) sft in Oct.
Roughlyn 11-2 (8-5) Soon led, headed after 1f, lost place over 4f out, last of 8, 40l behind Jacob McCandles (9-7) at Southwell 1m mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Mar.
Run of The Day 33-1 (9-3) Held up in last pair, switched inside and some headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 7l behind Saucy Cat (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
