pressed winner, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
made all, clear over 1f out, just held on
mid-division, headway from 2f out, hanging left when not clear run and bumped over 1f out, went 3rd and ran on inside final furlong, unable to get on terms
slowly into stride, always in rear
mid-division, headway over 2f out, bumped over 1f out, short of room entering final furlong, weakened
held up in mid-division, struggling over 2f out
tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd and edged right over 1f out, edged right and ran on to close gap on winner inside final furlong, just failed
always towards rear
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, bumped over 1f out, stayed on same pace
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not able to trouble leaders
slowly into stride, always behind
No recent winning form on offer with only a token vote going to CATASTROPHE. He was runner-up in this grade three weeks ago and may finally get off the mark in this. Wasseem has more scope than most and could figure while Dose slips further down the weights as he looks for his first win. Skidby Mill has been back on a winning mark for some time but is getting no closer and Daleelak started this year on 12lb higher mark.
Daleelak (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 15, 5 1/4l behind Squire (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Skidby Mill (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Raced wide, took keen hold, close up, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Saleh (8-12) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Rebel State (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Led, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 10 1/2l behind Fire Diamond (8-13) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Quintus Cerialis (IRE) 66-1 (9-6) Held up, in mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no headway, 9th of 13, 6l behind Summersault (9-5) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Wasseem (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, not clear run over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Drago (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Catastrophe 7-1 (9-1) Restless in stalls and slowly into stride, mid-division on inside, headway between horses over 2f out, ridden and stayed on into 2nd well inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Pacific Salt (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Almanack 14-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 12, 9 3/4l behind All The Rage (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Dose 7-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Lozah (9-3) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Mulled Wine 25-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, behind most of way, 10th of 14, 12 1/4l behind Makhfar (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Strictly Art (IRE) 11-1 (9-12) Held up in mid-division, behind and struggling 5f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 6th of 9, 8l behind New Agenda (11-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Jazri 20-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 21 1/2l behind Imperial State (11-0) at Salisbury 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Storming Ambition 20-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, last of 10, 20 1/4l behind Curious Fox (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Seek The Fair Land 12-1 (9-6) Towards rear, headway on inner over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Swot (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
