bumped by rival start, midfield, chased leaders 3f out, slightly short of room when pushed along and briefly hung right before 1f out, ran on when switched to centre inside final furlong, went second near finish, kept on, never nearer
prominent, raced wide when went third 3f out, pushed along 2f out, led just before 1f out, soon asserted, pushed out, comfortably
awkward and bumped rival at start, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on and went modest fifth inside final furlong
raced wide and soon prominent, raced in second, led before 3f out, pushed along when headed just before 1f out, soon ridden, weakened and dropped to fourth inside final furlong
held up, towards rear, pushed along before 2f out, raced widest when ridden off home home turn, rallied and stayed on final furlong, never in serious contention
soon prominent, raced in third, chased leaders 3f out, slightly short of room home turn, briefly hung right when outpaced and lost position before 1f out, weakened and dropped to seventh inside final furlong
led early, headed after 1f, soon dropped to midfield, pushed along 2f out, switched to far rail 1f out, went third inside final furlong, kept on
smartly away, soon prominent, led after 1f, headed before 3f out, soon struggling, gradually weakened, outpaced when dropped to last final furlong
dwelt, awkward start, always toward rear, struggling from 3f out, gradually weakened
The Pug landed a double over a longer trip at Southwell in September and is raised a further 5lb while Red Treasure has something to prove over this far and Shot Of Love won over a shorter trip at Epsom earlier. Prince Ali finished runner-up over track and trip recently but OPERATIC ARTIST was having only her second start for new connections when placed at the same fixture here and has scope for further improvement with cheekpieces added.
Red Treasure (IRE) 11-1 (9-6) Held up off the ace towards rear, headway far side of group 2f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, not pace to challenge, 4th of 12, 1l behind Southwold (9-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Operatic Artist (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on well final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Light Up Our Stars (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Shot Of Love 10-1 (9-5) Soon led, headed over 4f out, led again over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd and no impression on winner towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Urban Decay (9-11) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Prince Ali 5-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, went 2nd final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Tiger Beetle (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Billy Roberts (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Rear mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 14, 11 1/4l behind Shifter (8-12) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
The Pug (IRE) 4-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, led going well over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Savvy Brilliance (9-6) by 1l, 13 ran.
Dancing Gypsy 6-1 (9-5) Pressed leader, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 6 1/4l behind Supposedtobe (10-2) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Favorite Boy 14-1 (9-7) Midfield, dropped towards rear when pushed along 3f out, hung right before 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, found little and weakened inside final 110 yards, 9th of 11, 8 1/2l behind Dolce Courage (9-7) at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Weloof (FR) 7-1 (9-11) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Hitched (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
