held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd towards finish
chased clear leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, headway over 4f out, ridden 2f out, one pace and lost 3rd towards finish
held up in rear, good headway over 2f out, chased leader approaching final furlong, ran on to lead towards finish, readily
keen close up, weakened 2f out
led, clear 10f out, pushed along 2f out, headed towards finish
tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, pushed along over 8f out, weakened 6f out, tailed off
held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
in rear, pushed along over 8f out, outpaced 6f out, tailed off
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, no impression
Milton Harris’ yard has been in decent form but Knowwhentoholdem’s Newton Abbot victory hasn’t worked out. It’s more than two years since Bold Soldier finished second in a point but Golden De Coeur finished third at Galway in the summer and is a rare runner here for Wexford handler Colin Bowe. GINGER MAIL didn’t do a lot wrong when second at Musselburgh and Nick Alexander’s grey could be the answer to this, though Nicky Richards’ newcomers Gege Ville and River Meadow are both worth a market check.
Knowwhentoholdem (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (5) hvy in Oct beating Barest Of Margins (11-0) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Bold Soldier 10-1 (11-6) Tr ldrs, 3rd 1/2way, 4th app str, 3rd at last, ko run-in, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Press Your Luck (11-11) at Portrush 3m mdn gs in Oct.
Duke Of Deception (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) Towards rear, pushed along home turn, stayed on well from over 2f out, never nearer, 5th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Basford (10-13) at Carlisle 2m 1f (5) sft in Oct.
Gege Ville (FR) Protektor gelding out of Auvloo Ville.
Ginger Mail (FR) 7-2 (10-12) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Kopa Kilana (10-11) at Musselburgh 2m (4) sft in Oct.
Golden De Coeur (FR) 28-1 (12-2) Soon led, headed 2f out and soon pushed along, ridden from 1f out, no extra and dropped to 3rd close home, 3rd of 17, 5 1/2l behind Mr Saxobeat (12-2) at Galway 2m 2f gd in Jul.
Nights In Venice 20-1 (11-0) Led, headed but remained prominent home turn on first circuit, pushed along well over 3f out, stayed on well towards finish, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 10, 14l behind Donny Boy (11-0) at Kelso 2m (4) sft in Nov.
Notnowbob (IRE) Notnowcato gelding out of Meldrum Hall.
River Meadow (IRE) Fame And Glory gelding out of Undecided Hall.
Top Medici Mr Medici gelding out of Think Green.
Starsinhereyes 16-1 (10-8) Held up, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to chase easy winner inside final furlong, no threat, 2nd of 8, 4 1/4l behind Betty Baloo (11-7) at Hexham 2m (5) sft in May.
Whatsgoingon (FR) Ballingarry gelding out of Califea.