slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on and just held for 3rd
held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leader, weakened entering final furlong
chased leaders in 4th, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish
led 1f, chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, effort on outer over 1f out, never dangerous
held up towards rear, kept on same pace from over 1f out, never dangerous
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, one pace
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never dangerous
held up mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led after 1f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish
Nonrunner
Greek Islands won a seller last time and though this isn't much better his penalty may prove enough to prevent a follow-up. OLIVERS MOUNT has been running consistently well and though 8lb higher than his lone victory he should just about be good enough. The veteran Daniel Thomas, who is chasing his 14th victory, couldn't handle 6lb extra in a Lingfield seller after landing a poor contest at Wolverhampton. Chez Vrony has finished runner-up in three of his last four and his best runs have come over 7f while Litmus was bogged down on his new mark last month.
Greek Islands (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Lingfield 1m sll hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Penbryn (9-5) by nk, 7 ran.
Kilburn 8-1 (9-2) Led, pulled hard, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 7l behind Greek Islands (9-1) at Lingfield 1m sll hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Bubbly Bailey 9-2 (9-5) Led narrowly, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, no chance with winner when lost 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Xclusive (9-5) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) fbs.
Olivers Mount 11-4 (9-3) Dwelt, soon racing in mid-divsion, pushed along and headway on outside 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, went 3rd close home, never quite going pace to challenge, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Stanlow (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (0-55) (6) pol.
Callisto Light 7-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 19l behind Take Cover (9-5) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) fbs in Oct '11.
Daniel Thomas (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Towards rear, driven over 2f out, ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 5th of 13, 5l behind Sutton Sid (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f sll hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
The Wonga Coup (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never near leaders, 8th of 13, 17l behind Sutton Sid (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f sll hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Marvo 25-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 7l behind Mr Chocolate Drop (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Kindia (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Pulled hard, led 1f, tracked leader until 10f out, chased leaders, weakened well over 1f out, 8th of 13, 10l behind Midnight Sequel (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Chez Vrony 9-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, bumped and lost place over 6f out, headway and hung left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, soon headed and unable to quicken, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Medecis Mountain (8-9) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.
Coach Montana (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway centre over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 16, 20l behind Ficelle (8-12) at Brighton 6f hcp 0-55 (6) sft in Oct.
Byrd In Hand (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 22l behind Fonterutoli (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Litmus (USA) 10-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Spirit Of Gondree (9-3) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
