took keen hold and hung right most of way, tracked leaders, pulled way up to lead 6f out, headed over 3f out, lost 2nd 3f out, went 2nd again 2f out, ridden and hung right final furlong, weakened towards finish
held up, in last trio, headway over 1f out, ridden and keeping on same pace when hampered and switched left well inside final furlong, 4th and no extra towards finish
slowly away, behind, headway on wide outside over 1f out, went 2nd and hung left well inside final furlong, just failed
held up, disputing 5th, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
tracked leader until over 6f out, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and went 2nd again and wandered over 1f out, led inside final furlong, just held on, all out
last trio, last and struggling over 4f out, soon lost touch tailed off
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 3f out until ridden 2f out, weakened
led until 6f out, tracked leader, led again over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, weakened well inside final furlong
held up, disputing 5th, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
held up, in 6th, headway under pressure over 1f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, held when hampered and snatched up close home
Nonrunner
POLAR FOREST may carry 6lb extra for last week’s win at Newcastle but Richard Guest’s charge was successful off a 10lb higher mark last year - he can go in again in this. Storm King is getting closer as he slips further down the weights while Graceful James has been placed over a mile here recently and attempts this longer trip for this first time. The latter comment also applies to recent runner-up With Pleasure while Speculator had been threatening to score on the Turf but something seemed amiss at Wolverhampton last time.
Storm King 16-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish, 5th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Purple Rock (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Glenalmond (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 14, 12l behind Dream Of Summer (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
San Quentin (IRE) 25-1 (9-9) Raced wide, held up, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, dist behind Heart Locket (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Bushel (USA) 33-1 (9-4) Behind, struggling over 4f out, never a threat, 12th of 13, 31 1/2l behind Qaffaal (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Graceful James (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Keen close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2 3/4l behind Russian Reward (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Speculator 4-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, led after 2f, headed over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 11, dist behind Charismatic Man (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
New Street (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no imprerssion, 8th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Solveig's Song (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
With Pleasure 33-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Squire (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Lord Of The Storm 22-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Pike Corner Cross (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Thahab Ifraj (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Chased leaders on outside, went 2nd 7f out until halfway, chasing leaders when badly hampered well over 1f out, soon eased, not recover, 9th of 11, 18 1/2l behind Ocean Eleven (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Polar Forest 7-2jfav (9-7) In touch, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden out, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Optima Petamus (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
