dwelt close up, pushed along 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
steadied start close up in rear, ridden 2f out, headway under pressure entering final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leaders, effort between horses 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed out, readily
led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
BELROG continued his good progress when landing a hat-trick with a comfortable three-length victory over track and trip last time. He had earlier beaten today's opponent and subsequent winner Kelly's Finest and can should go close once again. Aumerle won a lower grade contest over course and distance in October but has an 8lb hike to contend with while Sinakar remains 10lb higher than his earlier win at Ayr. The veteran Noguchi is not badly weighted but appears to have gone off the boil recently.
Sinakar (IRE) 9-2 (9-12) Soon pushed along and switched wide, headway and in touch after 2f, tracked leaders over 4f out, ridden and weakened 3f out, last of 9, 27 3/4l behind Frosty Berry (9-10) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Belrog 4-5fav (9-10) Held up in touch, closed 9f out, headway on inner to lead approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Grams And Ounces (9-7) by 3 1/4l, 5 ran.
Noguchi (IRE) 11-1 (10-9) Mid-division, lost place over 3f out, switched right over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Hussar Ballad (10-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Aumerle 11-8fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, driven to lead over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Hall Of Beauty (8-11) by 3l, 7 ran.
Kelly's Finest (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Led, headed inside final furlong, soon carried left, rallied to lead again final strides, won at Chelmsford City 1m 5f mdn stks (6) pol in Dec beating Harlestone Hopes (9-5) by hd, 5 ran.