led, wandered into 1st, headed before not fluent 3 out, stayed close up, rallied well to lead again final 100 yards, stayed on well
chased leaders, switched right and effort after final bend, led and edged left last, headed final 100 yards, held towards finish
held up in last, slow 3rd, outpaced 2 out, well beaten when jumped left last
tracked leader, challenged going strongly after 5th, led before 3 out, headed and bumped last, ridden and every chance still run-in, 3rd and no extra towards finish
NonRunner
Ace Of Spades (FR) 16-5 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, led before last but hard pressed, headed flat, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 11, shd behind Ambion View (11-4) at Exeter 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Country Park (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, went 3rd and not fluent last, no impression, kept on, 3rd of 10, 9 1/2l behind Junker D'allier (11-0) at Carlisle 2m 1f (4) sft in Oct.
Maghlaak 28-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 9th of 13, 14 3/4l behind Bolster (10-0) at York 1m 2f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Whimsy 4-1 (11-7) Tracked leader, disputed from 2nd, led before 5th, 5-length advantage after 4 out, reduced advantage before 2 out, ridden before last where slight mistake, kept on run-in, headed close home, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Mozzies Sister (11-7) at Galway 2m mdn Yielding in Oct.
Unleash The Beast (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Never better than mid-division, pushed along over 6f out, tailed off from over 3f out, 5th of 12, 29 1/2l behind Sober Glory (10-13) at Chepstow 2m (5) sft in Oct.
