towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
held up mid-division in 4th, went 3rd over 2f out, kept on and just held for 2nd place near finish
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression
made all, clear over 2f out, eased last 100 yards
chased winner early, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
always towards rear
chased leaders, soon chased winner until inside final furlong, no extra
dwelt, always in rear
Glenridding has the inside stall and will ensure there is no hanging about here. Majestic Dream won at Wolverhampton on his final start of 2012 and is still well treated on his best form while Pravda Street was also in good form on the Polytrack in the autumn and shouldn't be discounted. Bassett Road and Rio Cobolo have had a recent run while Sandy Lane hasn't finished out of the first two in his last four starts, though is still climbing the weights. SARDANAPALUS has a touch of class at this level and still doesn't look badly treated despite winning over this trip at Thirsk on his final run of last year. This is a similar track and he can make a successful reappearance.
Sardanapalus 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden to challenge over 2f out, edged badly left over 1f out, then soon edged right, driven and edged left again inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Thirsk 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep beating See Clearly (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Sunraider (IRE) 25-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 8th of 11, 12l behind Aubrietia (9-13) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Mar.
Pravda Street 3-1fav (9-2) Chased leaders, effort on inside over 1f out, ridden and chased winner inside final furlong, sooon every chance, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Lucky Dan (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Majestic Dream (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Made all, hard ridden from over 1f out, stayed on, held on well, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct beating Bajan Bear (9-5) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Sandy Lane (IRE) Evensfav (9-8) Tracked leaders, headway and effort on outside over 1f out, ridden to challenge and every chance inside final furlong, kept on, just held, 2nd of 6, hd behind Miss Bunter (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-68 (6) pol in Jan.
Glenridding 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 9l behind Mujaadel (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Hail Bold Chief (USA) 6-1 (8-9) Held up, ridden over 4f out, never a factor, 8th of 12, 8l behind Bright Applause (8-10) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Jun.
Bassett Road (IRE) 12-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, driven halfway, weakened well over 1f out, last of 9, 17l behind Move In Time (9-7) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Mar.
Rio Cobolo (IRE) 4-1fav (9-7) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 22l behind Rise To Glory (8-7) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Mar.