midfield, driven and outpaced over 3f out, soon dropped to rear, kept on same pace entering final furlong
chased leader, disputed lead 3f out, led outright 2f out where travelling best, soon pushed along, 2 lengths clear entering final furlong, stayed on well inside final furlong, readily
midfield in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace entering final furlong, no extra close home
midfield, driven over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
slightly hampered start, held up in rear, driven 2f out, kept on same pace entering final furlong
bumped rival start, prominent, driven and outpaced 3f out, weakened entering final furlong
led, disputed lead 3f out, ridden over 2f out where headed, kept on entering final furlong, weakened into 3rd near finish
held up in rear, ridden 2f out where slightly short of room, soon in the clear, stayed on entering final furlong, kept on into 2nd near finish
NonRunner
Pop World ended last year with a maiden win over 6f at Catterick while Drafted opened his account at Wolverhampton in October, though is 5lb higher. Rab Havlin allowed AMERICAN BELLE to make the running at Chelmsford last month and she returned a cosy two-length winner. Similar tactics will likely be applied here and she can go in again. Nuthatch won twice on the all-weather before encountering soft going at Nottingham while Eagle Day makes his handicap debut and the returning Majestic Newlaw has been gelded.
Pop World 2-1fav (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along 2f out, headway out wide final furlong, soon led and went clear, comfortably, won at Catterick 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Sep beating The Compas Man (9-7) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
American Belle (IRE) 13-8fav (8-13) Made all, joined over 4f out, pushed along and went clear over 1f out, ridden 1f out, ran on well, won at Chelmsford City 7f stks (5) pol in May beating Monte Linas (9-11) by 2l, 8 ran.
Rock Of England (IRE) 10-3 (9-9) Held up in last pair, headway near side of group and hung left over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten, 4th of 6, 1 3/4l behind Tellus (9-9) at Ayr 7f hcp (5) gd in May.
Nuthatch 22-1 (9-8) Rear of mid-division, pushed along 3f out, behind 2f out, 9th of 11, 16 1/4l behind Maggie's Way (9-10) at Nottingham 1m hcp fll (5) sft in May.
Eagle Day (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Held up in 5th, smooth headway out wide 3f out, pushed along 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 8 1/4l behind Abu Royal (9-3) at Ayr 1m mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Oscar's Sister (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Took keen hold, led, headed 7f out, prominent, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 7th of 14, 9 3/4l behind Dancing In Paris (9-3) at Haydock 1m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Drafted (IRE) 2-1fav (9-5) Pulled hard, made all, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 7f (5) pol in Oct beating Dee See Are (9-0) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Wadi Bani 11-1 (9-8) Steadied start, in rear, headway when briefly not clear run over 1f out, ridden and ran on towards finish, 4th of 16, 7l behind Aurora Dawn (9-6) at Newmarket 7f hcp (5) gd in May.
Majestic Newlaw 6-1 (9-5) Raced wide close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Benacre (9-9) at Epsom 7f (4) gd in Sep.