led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, soon switched left, kept on one pace final furlong
in touch, pushed along and headway on outer over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
raced wide tracked leader, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
bumped start, headway to track leaders after 1f, pushed and unable to quicken 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
headway to lead after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
went left start, raced wide towards rear, headway 4f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place 4f out
dwelt keen towards rear, weakened over 2f out
slowly away in rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden 2f out, kept on, never nearer
NonRunner
CASIMA ran well for third at Chelmsford on her handicap debut. That was her first start since October so it’s reasonable to expect some improvement and she gets the vote. Political Slot escapes a penalty for winning an apprentices’ race at Southwell but Cherubic took a hike in the weights after winning easily at the same track last month and has struggled subsequently. Sigrid Nansen wasn’t beaten far when fourth here in November but has her first start since but Braemar and Appenzeller may do better now handicapping
Sigrid Nansen 12-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden and not quicken 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 1 1/2l behind Mouchee (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (6) pol in Nov.
Normandy Blue 16-1 (9-1) Held up in touch, hung left and weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 17 1/4l behind Iconic Sunset (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
Short Head (GER) 33-1 (8-11) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Fountain Of Time (8-11) at Lingfield 1m fll stks (5) pol in Mar.
He's Our Star (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 17, 5 3/4l behind Blacklooks (9-4) at Leicester 7f (5) gs in Oct.
Appenzeller (USA) 50-1 (9-2) Held up in touch, plugged on final furlong, no threat, 5th of 11, 10 1/4l behind All Out (9-4) at Windsor 6f stks (5) gd in Oct.
Casima 15-8fav (9-5) Not much room start, held up towards rear, headway when not much room over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on, no impression on winner, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Miniature Daffodil (8-3) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Braemar 10-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, 11th of 14, 10 3/4l behind Herecomesthesun (9-4) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Cherubic 11-4 (8-4) Close up, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and headway 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 5 1/2l behind Illusional (8-12) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Counterfeit 12-1 (8-6) Raced wide held up, ridden 3f out, never a factor, 6th of 8, 12 1/4l behind Carp Kid (8-11) at Lingfield 1m stks (6) pol in Nov.
Goodbye Lulu (IRE) 6-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 7l behind Bo Selecta (9-7) at Lingfield 7f mdn hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Political Slot 11-2 (8-13) Led over 6f out, ridden and pressed from over 1f out, asserted inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Powerful Society (9-10) by 3 1/4l, 8 ran.
Pammi 50-1 (8-4) Slow into stride in rear, never on terms, 7th of 10, 18 1/2l behind Check 'em Tuesday (9-11) at Southwell 1m hcp (7) pol in Mar.
Pact Of Steel 25-1 (9-2) Raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Marshal Dan (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
