held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 3f out, edged right and led 2f out, kept on well final furlong
took keen hold, led over 1f, chased leaders, steadied into mid-divison halfway, pushed along when not much room inside final 2f, no progress final furlong
fly-jumped leaving stalls, headway to lead over 10f out, headed 3f out, chased leader until over 2f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, dropped to 4th towards finish
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, never nearer
prominent, slightly hampered over 10f out, chased leaders, 2nd entering final 2f until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, edged right well over 1f out, weakened soon after
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, soon driven and no impresion
slowly into stride and slightly hampered leaving stalls, always in rear, tailed off
held up and behind, headway and switched right over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong
never better than mid-division
chased leaders, 2nd 10f out, led 3f out until ridden 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
Softly She Treads is up a further 3lb after scoring by a neck over 1m3f here last time and bids for a hat-trick. GOLLY MISS MOLLY landed a double in December that included a win over track and trip and went close again off today's mark over 1m5f last time. She gets the nod to return to winning ways in this with Shalambar 5lb higher than October's course and distance victory and Lily Edge well beaten since scoring at Lingfield back in August.
Shalambar (IRE) 5-2fav (10-0) Slowly into stride, driven forward to track leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Hazzaat (9-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Lily Edge 20-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, kept on same pace and no impression inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 9l behind Allergic Reaction (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Hill Fort 5-1 (9-5) Fly leapt start, behind, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 13, 10l behind Sabre Rock (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Saint Helena (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd and held towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Estibdaad (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Maison Brillet (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off, 6th of 10, 7l behind Topaling (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6).
Softly She Treads (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, found extra near finish, held on, won at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec beating Bowsers Bold (8-12) by nk, 13 ran.
Fisher 13-2 (9-6) Held up towards rear, effort over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on, 5th of 14, 4l behind Rockawango (9-8) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Oct.
Golly Miss Molly 7-2fav (9-5) Mid-division, smooth headway 3f out, soon chasing leaders, every chance inside final furlong, kept on same pace closing stages, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Lucky Dottie (8-5) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Dance For Livvy (IRE) 22-1 (11-5) Always towards rear, never involved, tailed off, 13th of 15, well behind Tartan Jura (11-9) at Goodwood 2m hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct '12.
Artisan 16-1 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 9l behind Haines (8-10) at Kempton 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Himalayan Peak 66-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 18l behind Okavango (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct '13.
Notebook 66-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, just failed for 3rd, 4th of 13, 4l behind Sabre Rock (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Eurato (FR) 9-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, soon outpaced, never a factor, eased over 2f out, 6th of 7, 42l behind Crakehall Lad (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) fbs.