in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish
in touch, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms
keen tracked leaders, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, led briefly inside final furlong, stayed on
raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
dwelt, towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong
soon tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
raced wide in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
keen led, 3 lengths clear halfway, increased lead 3f out, pushed along and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
keen in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on, never nearer
Brunel Charm was placed again when second at Lingfield and Florence Street has gone close the last twice now. Le Reveur found only one too good at Kempton last time while both Poet's Eye and El Camino won their penultimate starts on the all-weather. But a chance is taken on MCCANN THE MAN in an open contest as he has more scope than the rest after posting his best effort so far when fourth at Kempton recently.
Brunel Charm 5-1 (9-10) In touch, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Enfranchise (9-10) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Gertcha (IRE) 80-1 (9-5) Chased leader until 4f out, chased leading pair, pushed along over 3f out, weakened final 2f, 9th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Prince Of Harts (9-9) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
Silastar 16-1 (10-12) Held up, raced keenly, ridden 4f out, no headway, pulled up before 2 out, at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Nov.
Daphne May 14-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, well beaten over 1f out, 7th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Internationalangel (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Thapa VC (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 4 1/4l behind G'daay (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Poet's Eye 7-1 (9-8) Disputed lead, tracked leader 5f out, pushed along and led well over 2f out, soon ridden, headed 110 yards out, faded closing stages, 5th of 12, 3l behind Plansina (8-10) at Bath 1m hcp fll (5) gf in Oct.
Le Reveur (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, no impression on winner, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Green Power (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
McCann The Man 11-1 (8-11) Prominent, led over 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Endured (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
El Camino 15-2 (8-10) Edged right start, prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Masked Identity (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Healing Power 7-1 (9-9) Led and headed at 3f, ridden and weakened at 2f, faded inside final furlong, 9th of 12, 12 1/4l behind End Zone (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Florence Street 9-2 (9-3) Raced keenly in mid-division, good headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, always held, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Proclaimer (9-8) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
