never going well in rear, tailed off and eased inside final 4f
always behind, pushed along and struggling inside final 4f, tailed off
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
wore hood to post, tracked leaders, went 2nd 8f out, led over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, gamely
tracked leader 4f, tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced home turn, plugged on into modest 3rd inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten
raced keenly, held up tracking leaders in 5th, smooth headway into 3rd 2f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, every chance inside final furlong, just failed
Red Circle (FR) 12-1 (11-3) at Auteuil 2m 3f hcp sft in May.
Ridge Hill 22-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place 3f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 32 1/4l behind Franberri (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Birthday Angel (IRE) 5-2 (9-4) Led, headed over 9f out, prominent, led again 2f out, bumped slightly, headed and went right just over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Running The Game (9-4) at Kempton 1m 3f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Caustic 10-3 (9-7) Sweating, started slowly, held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, went never nearer 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Composite (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Lartigue (USA) 6-4fav (9-4) Took keen hold, prominent, led after 1f, headed 8f out, led 6f out, headed 2f out, one pace and no impression in 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 9, 6 1/2l behind Composite (9-11) at Kempton 1m 3f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Spitfire Bridge 150-1 (10-5) In touch, short of room over 5f out, pushed along and headway over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 13, 14 1/4l behind Tripoli Flyer (11-4) at Lingfield 2m (2) pol in Jan.
Eleanor Cross 10-1 (8-11) Soon tracking leader, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Oh So Grand (9-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp fll (2) pol in Jan.