held up in mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, not reach winner
steadied start, held up in last pair, good headway on inside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
held up in mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, edged left headed and kept on inside final furlong, lost 2nd close home
good speed from wide draw to press leader, ridden and lost 2nd 2f out, weakened soon after
held up and behind, good late headway on outside final furlong, nearest finish
raced keenly, wide in mid-division, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, some late headway, never troubled leaders
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway on inside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders on inside, went 2nd 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
chased leaders, weakened 2f out
Last Page was beaten at this level before winning a lower grade sprint over track and trip by a neck. Stablemate Second Collection ran well at Windsor when last in action back in July while So Brave showed progressive form last year and debuts for new connections on her reappearance. SPARKALOT needs to improve on his latest effort here but is back on a winning mark and wasn’t beaten far in a tougher sprint than this before that. He should go close with a similar effort. Polybius has the past form but Swift Approval’s recent placed efforts have been over 7f and Dizzy G is preferred.
Dunkerron 25-1 (9-2) Held up, took keen hold, weakened over 3f out, soon behind, last of 11, 30 1/2l behind Paths Of Glory (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Oct.
Polybius 20-1 (8-8) Behind, driven to chase leader over 1f out, soon ridden, never pace to challenge, 10th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Lady Dancealot (8-6) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (2) pol in Nov.
Spoof 20-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, not clearest of runs and switched right over 1f out, plugged on, 8th of 17, 2 1/2l behind Pendleton (8-12) at Ascot 5f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Prince of Rome (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, not much room over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Intuitive (8-13) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Sep.
Last Page 8-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Benny And The Jets (9-7) by nk, 8 ran.
Second Collection 11-1 (8-5) Held up towards rear, good headway chasing leaders over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 16, 1/2l behind Show Stealer (8-11) at Windsor 6f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
So Brave 14-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, led entering final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish, no extra, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Glass Slippers (8-12) at Chester 6f fll stks (2) gd in Sep.
Suzi's Connoisseur 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, lost place 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 9th of 17, 3 1/2l behind Fantasy Keeper (9-7) at Nottingham 6f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Lihou 16-1 (9-5) Mid-division, kept on final furlong, never on terms, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Total Commitment (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Swift Approval (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Chased leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, plugged on in 3rd, 3rd of 14, 6 1/4l behind King Of Tonga (9-4) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
Dizzy G (IRE) 11-2 (9-1) Tracked leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 4 3/4l behind Moment Of Silence (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f fll stks (3) pol in Nov.
Sparkalot 9-2 (9-6) Not much room start, mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Total Commitment (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.