tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch, weakened 6f out, tailed off
held up mid-division, headway halfway to chase leader, led over 5f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
tracked leaders and keen, ridden and weakened over 3f out
led, headed over 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off
in rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
held up mid-division, weakened 4f out
pushed along towards rear, headway over 5f out, went 3rd over 4f out, led inside final furlong, kept on
always towards rear, tailed off 5f out
Many in this finale have absences of note to overcome and although LAC SACRE has been called some names in his time, he does make some appeal here off an extremely lowly mark. Admittedly, he's shown little or nothing in five starts on the Flat but has been in decent nick over timber, including the last twice since joining John Flint. Hopefully that improvement can be transferred to the level. Slipper Satin should be straight enough from hurdling for this seasonal reappearance on the Flat and is very much respected, although he has yet to fully confirm his ability to see out this trip. Zarosa and Noor Al Haya are also worth noting.
Zarosa (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Always behind, pushed along and sruggling 5f out, tailed off, last of 11, 47l behind Embsay Crag (9-11) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Slipper Satin (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Raced wide close up in last place, progress 6f out, ridden over 4f out, outpaced 3f out, 4th of 5, 32l behind Returntobrecongill (9-5) at Southwell 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Dec.
Bute Street 8-1 (10-13) Close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 31l behind Chookie Hamilton (10-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f amat hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec '12.
Hendry Trigger 10-1 (9-0) Chased leaders until pushed along and lost place 7f out, reminder 6f out, rallied over 3f out, chased winner and every chance over 1f out, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind McConnell (9-0) at Brighton 1m 2f (6) gs in Sep.
Scripturist 16-1 (8-9) Close up, ridden 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, 7th of 12, 13l behind Abundantly (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Oct '12.
Noor Al Haya (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden and switched left over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 13, 20l behind Mr Burbidge (10-0) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Ponte Di Rosa 33-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, weakened over 4f out, eased over 1f out, last of 10, well behind Man From Seville (8-11) at Lingfield 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Sep.
Lac Sacre (FR) 9-2 (8-10) Chased leaders, under pressure over 3f out, soon lost place, 5th of 7, 21l behind Bert The Alert (8-12) at Lingfield 2m sll hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Hypnotism 14-1 (8-7) Mid division, headway over 4f out, soon chasing clear leader, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 13, 17l behind Megalala (8-11) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Apr.