went right and bumped rival start, held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never a threat
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well
bumped start, held up in rear, headway 6f out, hung left and bumped rival over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
soon led, driven over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace final 100 yards
prominent, ridden over 2f out, bumped and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, unable to challenge winner
Dark Crystal landed a slightly higher-class handicap here in July though that was on soft going. Eilean Mor needs further while Novalist made all over 7f at Musselburgh and has never won beyond that trip. RIOJA DAY has only won once in his career and that was on heavy going but he's run well in these conditions and with a first-time visor applied is taken to double his winning tally. Royal Duchess was placed on several occasions before getting off the mark over 7f here in October.
Munjally 11-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 8th of 14, 13l behind Walk Like A Giant (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 2f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Mar.
Dark Crystal 16-1 (8-11) Raced towards stands side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, 13th of 15, 19l behind Orwellian (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Oct.
Novalist 9-1 (9-2) Raced wide early made most, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-60 (6) sft beating Smalljohn (9-1) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran.
Cono Zur (FR) 50-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, under pressure well over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 35l behind Dark Ocean (9-2) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Royal Duchess 15-2 (8-11) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, led well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Ayr 7f hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Oct beating Uncle Brit (9-1) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Eilean Mor 5-1 (8-11) Led, headed 9f out, tracked leader until ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 10l behind Stanarley Pic (9-12) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.
Rioja Day (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Nelson's Bay (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m hcp 0-60 (6) sft.
Sakhalin Star (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, hard ridden entering final furlong, ran on, never nearer, 4th of 15, 6l behind Hernando Torres (9-2) at Newcastle 7f app hcp (6) gd.