took keen hold in midfield, soon relegated to rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway between horses over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on same pace
close up, led going well over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, driven out
held up, pushed along over 2f out, headway between horses over 1f out, no extra final 110yds
tracked leaders, headway under pressure over 2f out, ran on one pace
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, short of room over 1f out, not recover
led, headed over 2f out, soon driven, lost position final furlong
Uncle Dick had been in winning form at Brighton before beaten on the all-weather while Cariad makes a quick reappearance under a penalty having won convincingly over track and trip three days ago. Clipsham Gold scored off a similar mark at Kempton earlier in the year but INVERLOCHY has the most scope of these and gets the vote with last month’s comeback run at Lingfield under her belt.
Clipsham Gold (IRE) 40-1 (9-10) Towards rear, headway when switched right over 1f out, soon not much room, no extra well inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Wadacre Grace (9-6) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Uncle Dick 5-2jfav (10-11) Took keen hold, held up in midfield, hampered by rival over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on approaching final furlong, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Glory Nights (11-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Inverlochy (FR) 10-3 (9-9) Chased leaders on inside, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 12, 3l behind Labiqa (9-0) at Lingfield 1m hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.
Tribal Wisdom (IRE) 20-1 (9-12) Rear of midfield, pushed along 2f out, kept on steadily but never dangerous, 6th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Red Hat Eagle (9-10) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Cariad 9-2 (9-7) Held up in last pair, headway out wide turning in, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, soon clear, eased towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Kodi Noir (9-4) by 3l, 9 ran.
High Court Judge (USA) 25-1 (9-8) Always outpaced and never a threat, last of 14, 12 3/4l behind Kalamunda (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Channel Packet 66-1 (9-0) Raced wide, close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 9 1/2l behind Mysterious Maestro (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.