led, ridden and headed entering final 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide in touch, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
in rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms
keen raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, headway over 2f out, led entering final 2f, ridden inside final furlong, ran on
close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly away, behind, in rear halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, pressed winner inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, ridden over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, kept on towards finish
towards rear, ridden and weakened 2f out
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to press winner over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Chelmsford winner Hey Lyla went close again at Wolverhampton while Inverlochy also won at Chelmsford last week. Tasever and Enola Grey finished runner-up on their penultimate starts while Daydream Express and Pride Of Spain have more scope than most. But the latter comment also applies to BOWOOD, who finished runner-up over 7f here on his first start on the all-weather and looks worth sticking with.
Hey Lyla 10-3 (9-13) Smartly away and soon led, made most, pushed along 2f out, faced challenge 1f out, headed near finish, rallied and just denied final stride, game, 2nd of 11, shd behind English Spirit (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Bowood 33-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, kept on, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Bicep (9-8) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
The Toff (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 13 1/4l behind Aurora Dawn (9-11) at Newbury 7f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Pride Of Spain (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Prominent, led at fast pace after 1f, ridden and headed entering final furlong, weakened final 110 yards, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Touchwood (9-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Inverlochy (FR) 9-4jfav (10-1) Close up, led going well over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, driven out, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Clipsham Gold (10-4) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Tasever 4-1 (8-7) Slowly away, towards rear, outpaced and pushed along passing halfway, weakened from 1f out, 5th of 6, 11 3/4l behind Quest For Fun (10-0) at Catterick 7f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Enola Grey (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Prominent on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Port Erin (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Daydream Express 11-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, driven over 1f out, never a danger, 7th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Enrico Caruso (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Mickey Mongoose 125-1 (9-2) Disputed lead, headed over 7f out, ridden and lost position over 3f out, tailed off over 1f out, last of 14, dist behind Fox Flame (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Alexa's Princess (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) Prominent, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened entering final furlong, 5th of 9, 12l behind Thunder Roar (10-0) at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
