dwelt, in touch, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders
dwelt, held up, in touch, in rear, wide and headway entering final 2f, soon chased winner, effort entering final furlong, no impression towards finish
led early, tracked leader, led again over 2f out, soon 2 lengths clear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly
soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong
tracked leaders, reminders 4f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, lost 3rd inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Yasir won here in August from a 4lb higher mark, when King Olav was a long way behind, and this is his trip nowadays. The last time TOPALING ran in a Class 6 handicap she won over this trip at Wolverhampton so gets the nod in a poor event. Ryan The Giant has had 20 starts and never won though he did fare a bit better on his first ever start over this trip at Newcastle. It's difficult to believe in any of the remaining trio.
Topaling 20-1 (8-12) Held up, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 8, 10 3/4l behind Artful Rogue (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Yasir (USA) 12-1 (9-12) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, hung right and plugged on into never nearer 3rd last strides, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Canadian Diamond (9-10) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
King Olav (UAE) 25-1 (9-10) Led, headed over 7f out, ridden to lead again over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 8th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Stonecoldsoba (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Pixel (IRE) 66-1 (8-10) Held up in last pair, ridden and struggling in rear over 2f out, never a factor, 10th of 13, 12 3/4l behind Canadian Diamond (9-10) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Ryan The Giant 13-2 (8-8) Held up behind, headway far side rail 3f out, effort 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on, no extra in 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Shan Dun Na Ngall (9-5) at Newcastle 2m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Mackiri (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Led, headed 8f out, tracked winner until ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 27 1/2l behind Going Up (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Sinour (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Mid-division, ridden before 3 out, soon outpaced, 7th of 13, dist behind Kayf Charmer (11-3) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Dec.