led, ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
dwelt tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, led on bit over 1f out, shaken up and quickened clear 1f out, soon eased, comfortable
close up in 4th, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner
A disappointing turnout for a decent prize. MINDUROWNBUSINESS comfortably has the edge on official ratings having won seven of his 15 starts, five of them on the all-weather. He disappointed when stepped up to 1m2f last time but earlier victories over a mile point to his obvious chances. Basil Berry is better known for his exploits over shorter but stepped up to and extended 1m1f here a fortnight ago and ran very well. Lat Hawill was beaten a long way in a Listed contest at Listowel on heavy ground in September and has rejoined Marco Botti for his first all-weather run while Sirius Prospect invariably runs at a high level and though unsuccessful since November 2014 he's no forlorn hope.
Basil Berry 8-1 (9-4) Keen led, headed 7f out, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, driven to lead again inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 5, nk behind Solar Deity (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (2) pol in Jan.
Lat Hawill (IRE) 11-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 3f out, no extra over 2f out, weakened, last of 8, 29 1/4l behind Devonshire (8-13) at Listowel 1m 1f lst stks (1) hvy in Sep.
Mindurownbusiness (IRE) 8-11fav (9-4) Raced wide tracked leader until over 4f out, close up in 4th, ridden over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Battalion (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (2) pol in Dec.
Sirius Prospect (USA) 7-1 (9-10) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, headway and effort on inside when bumped inside final 2f, every chance over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards, 4th of 7, 11l behind Our Channel (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Jan.
