close up, switched right and headway approaching final furlong, ridden to press winner inside final furlong, ran on
keen tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
went right start, in touch after 1f, headway to track leaders halfway, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon pressed, ran on
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
pushed along in rear, never on terms
tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong, no extra
Five Diamonds took a while to get the hang of things on debut but came home strongly in the closing stages once she realised what the job entailed. Improvement seems assured and she houses obvious claims to go one better. However, BURNING TOPIC showed abundant promise at Chelmsford back in November and could give the Haggas inmate plenty to consider if ready to roll on this first run since. The Lanigan yard have been pretty quiet hitherto this term but a select number of recent runners have performed well. The remainder need to find major improvement to figure with Raha and Dreamingofdiamonds suggested as possible each-way plays.
Burning Topic (GER) 18-1 (8-11) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind California Love (9-4) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Diamond Cara 33-1 (8-13) Chased leaders on outside, hung left and weakened over 2f out, last of 6, 19 1/4l behind Khafooq (9-4) at Windsor 5f stks (5) gf in Jun.
Dreamingofdiamonds (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Slowly away, always towards rear, 10th of 13, 13 1/2l behind Honest Albert (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (6) pol in Nov.
Five Diamonds 5-4fav (9-0) Slow to break, ran green at times, 5th over 6f out, closed over 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Muhaarar's Nephew (9-5) at Beverley 1m mdn stks (5) sft in Jun.
Forthwith 50-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 16, 11 1/4l behind Lapidary (8-10) at Lingfield 6f stks (5) gd in Jun.
Phoebe Agnes Phoenix Reach filly out of Medam.
Raha 20-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, switched left to race alone on far side rail after 1f, every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 10, 9l behind Potenza (8-3) at Newmarket 1m hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Indian Sea 66-1 (8-10) Raced wide close up, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, last of 5, 14 1/4l behind Meringue (9-3) at Lingfield 1m fll stks (6) pol in Sep.