prominent, shaken up over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on strongly and went third inside final furlong
always towards rear, never on terms
towards rear, shaken up over 3f out, some headway over 2f out, kept on strongly and went second post
slowly away, towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on but not reach leaders
slowly away, always towards rear
led, ridden and faced strong challenge over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon no extra and lost two placed towards finish
prominent on outer, pushed along over 3f out, soon weakened
prominent, travelled strongly over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, kept on strongly inside final furlong, impressive
NonRunner
THE BIG BOARD has finished runner-up in handicaps since winning a maiden race at Leicester. The front-runner debuts on the all-weather with leading claims at the weights. Windsor second Erosion Risk is weighted to beat course runner-up Pure Angel and also Grace Angel on these terms while the newcomer So Many Questions can include the useful sprinter Al Raya among his winning relatives.
Erosion Risk (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Led on rail, ridden over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Swift Asset (9-7) at Windsor 5f mdn stks (4) gf in Jun.
Great State Havana Grey gelding out of Foxcatcher.
Noodle Mission (USA) 100-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, never a factor, 11th of 12, 12 3/4l behind Banddar (9-7) at Southwell 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
So Many Questions Showcasing colt out of Fig Roll.
South Dakota Sioux (IRE) 80-1 (9-4) Handy, pushed along well over 2f out, soon dropped away tamely, last of 12, 22 1/2l behind Project Black (9-4) at Redcar 6f stks (5) hvy in Oct.
Spice Rack 5-1 (9-8) Rear of mid-division on far side, pushed along and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, never a factor, 12th of 17, 8 1/2l behind Lovejoy (8-9) at Navan 6f mdn sft in Oct.
The Big Board (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Raced keenly, led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner, hung right towards finish and just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Quantum Impact (8-10) at Newbury 6f (3) hvy in Oct.
Mountain Run 50-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, hung right and weakened inside final 2f, last of 10, 16 1/2l behind Ocean Cloud (9-0) at Kempton 5f fll stks (5) pol in Mar.
Pure Angel 5-2 (8-13) Edged right start, tracked leaders, effort to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Al Dasim (9-11) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Grace Angel 4-1 (9-4) Led, edged left inside final furlong, headed towards finish, just held on to 2nd, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Rock Girl (9-8) at Wolverhampton 5f (5) pol in Oct.
Radio Goo Goo 5-2 (8-13) Chased leaders near side of group, went 2nd 3f out, ridden and no impression when weakened and lost two places over 1f out, 4th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Proverb (9-9) at Windsor 5f stks (5) sft in Oct.
