slowly away, in rear, pushed along 8f out, weakened over 4f out
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased winner final furlong, kept on towards finish
held up, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, stayed on
chased leaders, lost place quickly 6f out, tailed off
in touch, dwelt in rear after 4f, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, stayed on to take 3rd towards finish
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, weakened 3f out
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
Grandad Bill, Puy d'Arnac and First Look are on the shortlist here with last time out winner GRANDAD BILL the selection. Puy d'Arnac won at Doncaster in April but has been winless since. However he ran well on a return visit to the track last time and is respected. First Look has not won since February but has been running consistently. He is not badly treated and can go well. Grandad Bill is 6ilbs higher than when scoring at Musselburgh last time and is going into unknown territory here as he tackles three furlongs further. He is a game individual however, and there were no signs of him stopping last time. Grandad Bill can follow up.
Mirjan (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Prominent, ridden along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 20, 22l behind Wells Lyrical (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Mighty Moon 16-1 (7-12) Mid-division until weakened over 2f out, 28th of 32, well behind Caracciola (9-6) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcap (2) gd in Oct.
Puy d'Arnac (FR) 20-1 (9-5) Towards rear, steady headway over 4f out, one pace final 2f, 6th of 20, 8l behind Wells Lyrical (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Francesco (FR) 50-1 (8-10) Tracked winner, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, last of 7, well behind Merchant of Dubai (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gs in Oct.
First Look (FR) 12-1 (9-11) Held up, mid-division halfway, one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 11l behind Mr Crystal (9-4) at Pontefract 2m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Nero West (FR) 7-1 (9-11) Led, headed over 4f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 12, 37l behind Merchant of Dubai (8-9) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcap (5) sft in Sept.
Grandad Bill (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Oct beating Lets Roll (9-9) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Categorical 18-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, faded final furlong, 6th of 12, 8l behind Bollin Greta (8-9) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Blushing Heart 66-1 (8-13) Always towards rear, 12th of 17, 20l behind King Fingal (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.