held up towards rear, some late headway, never dangerous
tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final 150 yards, stayed on
in touch on inside, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
mid-division, weakened inside final 2f
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened
went right start, headway from wide draw to lead 8f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, held when hampered inside final furlong, soon lost 2nd, weakened into 4th towards finish
started very slowly, well behind, tailed off when collapsed and crashed through rails approaching final 2f
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
led 2f, chased leader, ridden to lead again over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final 150 yards
very slowly away, always behind
took keen hold, always towards rear
Nonrunner
Carvelas won over 2m here last time after winning over track and trip before that. he’s clearly in good heart at present but has a penalty to carry. Making his handicap debut and upped in trip, better is expected from Shaji. Hilborough may benefit from first-time blinkers while Ladurelli, Arcadian Sea and Mullarkey are all previous course and distance winners. Seek The Moon has been getting closer but THE NIGHT KING has also been running well. Both victories so far have come on Polytrack and this will be his first run on the surface since successful at Lingfield in May.
Carvelas (IRE) 9-2 (9-12) Held up in rear, wide and headway from over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, stayed on, won at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Normandy Blue (8-10) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Seek The Moon (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway from 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression, kept on, 2nd of 14, 5l behind Rose Tinted Spirit (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
The Night King 14-1 (9-2) In rear, headway on inner over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 15, 3l behind Sudona (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Baasha 8-1 (9-7) Held up behind, headway into mid-division over 5f out, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, chased clear pair over 1f out, never a threat, lost modest 3rd inside final 100 yards, 4th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Cristal Spirit (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Hilborough 12-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 14, 24l behind Cristal Spirit (9-5) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Mullarkey 14-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Appenzeller (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Arcadian Sea (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Soon led, headed 3f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 18, 6l behind Tralee Hills (11-2) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Ladurelli (IRE) 50-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, no real headway final 3f, 6th of 9, 10 3/4l behind Beatbybeatbybeat (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Karakoram 40-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, weakened over 3f out, 8th of 11, dist behind Ascot Day (9-10) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp (6) hvy in Sep.
Nicky Baby (IRE) 13-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Oyster Card (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Hidden Dream (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Led early, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 10l behind Raven's Raft (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Iconic Boy 25-1 (8-7) Tracked winner, led 6f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Contingency Fee (9-6) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Patienceisavirtue 66-1 (8-4) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 15 1/2l behind It's Not Unusual (8-13) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Shaji 100-1 (9-2) Always behind, 8th of 9, 9 1/2l behind Preacher Man (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
