tracked leaders in 3rd place, pushed along over 1f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd place inside final furlong
held up towards rear and keen, ridden and headway over 1f out to chase winner, kept on and always well held
with winner early, pushed along over 2f out until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
made all, clear over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on strongly, eased towards finish
held up in touch, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
Nonrunner
Golden Steps is clear on official ratings but hasn’t raced since a couple of modest efforts in Dubai last winter. TATLISU may be Richard Fahey’s best hope of a winner tonight as he won a Ripon claimer back in June and was only beaten a length in a similar contest at Wolverhampton two runs ago. Captain Lars was a winner over 5f here in April and is dropped in class this evening so preferred to Captain Bob and Yeeoow.
Golden Steps (FR) 7-1jfav (9-0) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Newmarket 7f hcp (2) gf in Jul beating Heaven's Guest (9-5) by 3/4l, 16 ran.
Tatlisu (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Steadied start, held up, never dangerous, 11th of 13, 11 1/2l behind Our Charlie Brown (8-10) at Catterick 7f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Captain Bob (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, no impression from 2f out, 7th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Coreczka (10-6) at Laytown 6f hcp pol in Sep.
Field of Vision (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 17 1/2l behind Born To Finish (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Captain Lars (SAF) 10-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Piazon (9-4) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Dream Start 8-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never on terms, 6th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Garth Rockett (9-3) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Yeeoow (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Pressed leader, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Unforgiving Minute (9-7) at Lingfield 7f stks (6) pol in Nov.
Strictly Carter 14-1 (9-6) Towards rear, never a factor, 10th of 15, 5 1/2l behind Sentinel (9-6) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gs in Oct.