in rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous
towards rear and pushed along, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, always held by winner
tracked winner and keen, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
made all, ridden over 2f out, headed briefly inside final furlong, rallied and stayed on well towards finish
soon tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Power Punch posted a creditable third at Chester last August between a couple of modest efforts and on that form he should figure in this. Orbit The Moon was already beaten when hampered on his debut at Thirsk but may do better today, while the newcomer Maharanee is worth noting for any strong support in the betting. However, TAQAAT finished behind a subsequent winner when fourth on his debut at Wolverhampton in October and may have improved enough in the interim to get his head in front in this contest.
Gud Day (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Dwelt, behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, never troubled leaders, 4th of 12, 15l behind Tropical Beat (8-12) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Apr.
Illawalla 100-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along before halfway, weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 37l behind Stamp Duty (8-11) at Newcastle 6f 2yo mdn (4) hvy in Sep.
Orbit The Moon (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, lost place over 3f out, soon beaten, 10th of 13, 9l behind Lamasaas (9-3) at Thirsk 7f 3yo mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Power Punch (IRE) 2-1fav (9-3) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, soon no impression, 6th of 10, 17l behind Cosmic Moon (8-12) at Chester 7f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Aug.
Taqaat (USA) 10-1 (9-3) Chased leader, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance until weakened towards finish, 4th of 11, 2l behind Oasis Storm (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Maharanee (USA) Mr Greeley filly out of Queen.