in rear, not that fluent and did not travel well, reminder after 4th, ridden before 9th, headway when mistake 13th, went 3rd before 3 out, one pace and no impression
chased leaders on outside, closed 7th, led 14th, not fluent 3 out, headed after last, stayed on same pace
led after 1st, headed 9th, lost place 13th, mistake and weakened next, pulled up after
chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, challenged last, soon led, stayed on well
led until after 1st, tracked leaders, led 11th, headed next, led 13th, headed 14th, lost place before 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up after
prominent, not always fluent, led 9th, headed 11th, led 12th, headed 13th, weakened 3 out
NonRunner
Titian Boy is thrown in on his best form but his last three runs have been very disappointing. INCHCOLM ran poorly at Ayr following a break but was back on-song at Hexham last month and should be capable of overcoming a 4lb rise in a race like this. Attention Please might be the danger as he won this last year and was ahead of the selection and Golden Investment at Ayr, though is 20lb higher than 12 months ago. Alto Des Mottes continues to regress.
Golden Investment (IRE) 11-2 (11-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 14th, weakened 4 out, 8th of 11, dist behind Toosey (11-6) at Ayr 3m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Alto Des Mottes (FR) 10-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, one pace and no impression, 3rd of 9, 35l behind Total Assets (11-0) at Hexham 4m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Titian Boy (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Made most until 14th, lost place before 4 out, 6th of 8, 32 3/4l behind Blakerigg (11-2) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Inchcolm (IRE) 2-1fav (10-10) Mid-division, mistake 6th, headway halfway, chased leaders 11th, hard driven to challenge after 2 out, led after last, strongly challenged closing stages, held on gamely, won at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Nov beating Frank The Slink (10-8) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Sgt Bull Berry 16-1 (10-6) Tracked clear leader, weakened 5 out, behind when pulled up before 3 out, at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Alices Man (IRE) 22-1 (9-11) Always towards rear, ridden 9th, no extra next, weakened and pulled up before 3 out, at Down Royal 2m 4f hcp hvy in Dec.
Attention Please (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, driven approaching 2 out, soon lost place, tailed off, 5th of 10, dist behind Inchcolm (10-10) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Nov.