held up, headway on inside over 1f out, one pace
held up, headway over 3f out, chased winner and hung left over 1f out, no impression
mid-division, steady headway over 6f out, lost place 4f out, no danger after
took keen hold, went left after 1f, headed over 6f out, weakened 4f out
held up in rear, steady headway over 6f out, behind final 4f
chased leaders, led over 6f out, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
held up, headway over 2f out, switched right well over 1f out, kept on
led for 1f, chased leaders until weakened over 4f out
mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, one pace
in touch, ridden to lead 2f out, swished tail final furlong, driven out
prominent, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Sorbiesharry and Plausabelle are at the top of their game and may fight of the finish here, with the first named just having the edge, Musical Gift may do best of the remainder.Norma Macauley's six-year-old makes a very quick return to the track following an emphatic victory here on Friday. He looked the winner a long way from home and eventually beat Gay Romance by five lengths. He is improving with his racing and he looks set to land the hat-trick today. Plausabelle has been defying the handicapper but there were a lot of hard look stories when she won last time and so it may be that the assessor now has her in his grip, although it is difficult to see her out of the money. Meanwhile Musical Gift has gone close against decent handicap company and certainly deserves another victory. The others are a bit hit and miss at present so we return to the in form Sorbiesharry to land the spoils.
Sorbiesharry (IRE) 7-1 Held up in rear, headway over 5f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, comfortably, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (E3) pol beating Gay Romance by 5l, 12 ran.
Plausabelle 6-1 Held up in touch, headway to track leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon clear, won at Lingfield 1m fll hcp (E3) pol beating Lara Falana by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Armatore (USA) 20-1 Chased leaders, lost place 6f out, headway and not clear run over 1f out, staying on when hampered inside final furlong, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 3l behind Cherished Number at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (E3) pol.
Bragadino 6-1 Led after 1f, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 18l behind Sorbiesharry at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (E3) pol.
Bella Estella (GER) 33-1 Never a factor, 9th of 14, 45l behind Power Elite at Leopardstown 1m 2f stk hvy in Oct.
Quiet Reading (USA) 16-1 Behind, ridden over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 12, 8l behind Set Alight at Southwell 7f stk (F3) fbs.
Crusoe (IRE) 12-1 With leaders until over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Pawan at Southwell 7f hcp (E3) std.
Musical Gift 6-1 Held up, ridden halfway, headway under strong pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Certain Justice at Southwell 7f hcp (E3) fbs.
Dark Raider (IRE) 16-1 Held up, chased leaders 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 12, 5l behind Graft at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (F4) pol in Dec.
J R Stevenson (USA) 16-1 Behind, headway over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened, 9th of 14, 7l behind Fisby at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (E3) pol.
Tokewanna 12-1 Raced wide in touch, driven on outer 2f out, soon beaten, 7th of 12, 4l behind Plausabelle at Lingfield 1m fll hcp (E3) pol.
Iftikhar (USA) 3-1fav Chased leader over 6f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, all out, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (F4) pol beating Pearson Glen by a nk, 13 ran.
