tracked leaders, led over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, stayed on well
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never able to challenge
outpaced in mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, nearest finish
dwelt, behind, soon detached, never dangerous
chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, some late headway, never nearer
tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
Short Work was carrying a 6lb penalty at York after completing a double on this track three days earlier and ran well enough in what was a better class race. He looks certain to get into contention but See The Sun, who has been running consistently, has been operating at a lower level and hasn't won since May of last year. TRICKY DICKY scored on the Fibresand at Southwell in August but won't mind the conditions here and is on the same mark. Sam James gets on well with him and can steer him to another success. Lucky Beggar won here in June and though not in that kind of form subsequently is 4lb lower so it wouldn't be a shock to see a return to form.
Short Work 5-1jfav (9-3) Chased leader until inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 19, 4 1/4l behind Shady Mccoy (9-13) at York 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Lucky Beggar (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Piazon (9-4) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Adam's Ale 14-1 (9-6) Held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Paddy Power (9-3) at Pontefract 5f hcp (4) hvy in Sep.
Ballymore Castle (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Started slowly, outpaced and always detached, eased final 2f, last of 14, 27 1/4l behind Paddy Power (9-6) at Windsor 6f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Tricky Dicky 16-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge well over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Boy In The Bar (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Laughton 8-1 (9-7) Towards rear, effort over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Economic Crisis (9-2) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
See The Sun 7-2fav (9-3) Prominent, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Hilary J (9-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Peachey Carnehan 16-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 1f out, 9th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Rapid Ranger (8-11) at Leicester 6f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Spirit Of Zebedee (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 16th of 18, 10 1/2l behind Nuns Walk (9-4) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.