chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon strongly pressed, headed towards finish
pulled hard and always towards rear
steadied start, held up towards rear, good headway and switched right over 1f out, strong challenge and edged left inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
led, ridden and headed 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
chased leader, led 2f out, ridden edged left and headed inside final furlong, soon weakened
pulled hard in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, weakened soon after
chased leaders on inside, 5th and no impression inside final furlong
pulled hard in rear, never involved
slowly away and pushed along towards rear, some headway on inside over 1f out, never involved
held up and always towards rear
mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, plugged on in modest 3rd final 110 yards
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Headley George still looks in need of some respite from the handicapper but Engrave finished closer here last time having slipped down the weights this year. Voi finished second over a longer trip at Yarmouth and Victory Roll may improve on his handicap debut but FEN TIGER gets the vote. He returned from a lay-off with a close-up third at Nottingham and it could be his turn today.
Engrave 16-1 (9-9) Soon led, headed 4f out, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Wimpole Hall (10-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Headley George (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, steadied over 6f out, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, stayed on, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Busby (9-7) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Forge Valley Lad 14-1 (9-8) Steadied and hampered leaving stalls, held up in last pair, some late headway, never going pace to threaten, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Meadram (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Ower Starlight 33-1 (9-6) Raced wide towards rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms, 10th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Alba Del Sole (8-8) at Brighton 7f hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Channel Packet 40-1 (9-7) Close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 17 3/4l behind Good Regal (9-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Victory Roll 40-1 (9-2) Mid-division on inside, raced keenly, headway 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 17 1/4l behind Cu Chulainn (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Winfola (FR) 14-1 (11-0) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Ghostly (10-12) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Thunderoad 11-4jfav (9-7) Led after 1f, ridden over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 5th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Broughtons Flare (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Prince Abu (IRE) 66-1 (9-6) Started slowly, always behind, tailed off, 10th of 11, dist behind Hear Me Out (9-8) at Catterick 2m hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Voi 7-1 (9-0) Held up, headway when not clear run over 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Pillars Of Earth (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Fen Tiger (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Raced wide held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to press leader inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 11, nk behind The Nu Form Way (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Capla Lass 8-1 (8-7) Mid-division, tracked leaders 6f out, ridden over 2f out, gradually faded, 7th of 13, 5l behind Vertice (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Eagles Dare 9-1 (9-2) Off the pace and always towards rear, never a factor, 11th of 13, 25 1/4l behind Temple Lock (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Fortissimo (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Always rear division, last of 12, 8 1/4l behind Vitesse Du Son (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in May.
