in touch, ridden 5f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
led 3f, led again 3f out, ridden clear and ran green over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
close up, headway 3f out, ridden when chased clear winner over 1f out, no impression and lost 2nd inside final furlong
outpaced, headway on outer over 3f out, soon ridden, no impression final 2f
in touch, ridden 3f out, no impression
prominent, led 5f out, headed 3f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, driven over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
prominent, pushed along 5f out, weakened 3f out
in rear, outpaced halfway
prominent, ridden to chase winner halfway, weakened over 1f out
raced wide in touch, weakened over 2f out
Nonrunner
Derek Shaw won this last year and Prince Rofan could be capable of better over this trip after staying on over 6f here last time. Theydon Thunder didn't run badly on his handicap debut here in December and can improve while Q Twenty Girl has shown a glimmer of promise and that could be enough to get into contention here. Blue Burmese was beaten in a seller here in December and Alderaan has been fading in sprints so this poor contest should go the way of RED UNICO (NAP). He returned from three months off to be beaten narrowly here last month and though unable to find much improvement on a return visit a week later that form is still likely to be good enough for this. This position of Activation at the head of the weights says it all about the race as he's been beaten in three successive sellers.
Activation 7-1 (8-5) Led, driven over 3f out, soon hard pressed, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 10l behind Miss Minuty (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo sell stks (6) in Jan.
Secrets Safe (IRE) 150-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed along 2f out, kept on, not trouble leaders, 7th of 13, 15l behind Bartel (9-5) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sep.
Red Unico (IRE) 9-4 (8-9) Slowly into stride, headway chasing leaders when hampered 5f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out, went 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Chilworth Bells (8-13) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.
Blue Burmese (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Behind, never nearer, 7th of 11, 8l behind Naval Action (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) in Jan.
Q Twenty Girl (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Behind, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 20l behind What Usain (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (0-55) (6) in Jan.
Lipstickandpowder (IRE) 22-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, headway and in touch 6f out, weakened quickly over 3f out, 8th of 9, 26l behind Chilworth Bells (8-13) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.
Almost Nowhere (IRE) 100-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, midfield, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 13, 17l behind Mikandy (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) in Nov.
Celestial Dancer (FR) 50-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 9, 14l behind Chilworth Bells (8-13) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.
Seraffimo 14-1 (7-13) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Miss Van Gogh (8-11) at Leicester 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) sft in Oct.
Qatar Success 25-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 5th of 7, 20l behind Rock Kristal (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec.
Prince Rofan (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Behind and soon outpaced, stayed on under pressure over 1f out, took 4th near finish, never nearer, 4th of 7, 9l behind Pancake Day (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.
Alderaan (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Led 1f, with leader, lost place over 3f out, ridden and one pace 2f out, beaten when lost 3rd 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, dropped to 5th near finish, 5th of 7, 9l behind Pancake Day (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Jan.
Theydon Thunder 33-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Excelling Oscar (9-1) at Southwell 7f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
