made all, ridden over 2f out, kept on gamely inside final furlong, held on well
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
chased winner until ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
dwelt, in rear, soon took keen hold in mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, headway over 3f out, hard ridden from over 2f out, soon chased winner and every chance, kept on, always held towards finish
in rear, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, pushed along over 5f out, soon struggling
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
COUNTRYWIDE FLAME ran out a clear-cut winner over C&D on his penultimate start. He's 7lb higher as a result but, if anything, this looks less competitive and he can go in again. Runner-up Silver Tigress re-opposes on better terms but never looked like catching Kevin Ryan's charge last time and the returning Fire Fighter could prove a bigger threat. He takes a big step up in trip here and it would be difficult to find a more impressive strike rate than his trainer can boast at this track. Urban Kode looks best of the rest though as yet to prove he stays the distance.
Countrywide Flame 7-2 (9-3) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Caravan Rolls On (9-5) at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Urban Kode (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Held up mid-division on outer, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, challenged inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind Shadow Catcher (9-6) at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in May.
Kian's Delight 25-1 (8-8) Dwelt switched to outer, outpaced, never a factor, 7th of 11, 16l behind York Glory (8-9) at Southwell 7f mdn auc stks (6) fbs in May.
Fire Fighter (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Held up and always in rear, driven along and struggling over 2f out, 10th of 11, 15l behind Marden (9-0) at Leicester 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.
Go 40-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 22l behind Vetvey (9-7) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.
Nay Secret 100-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 23l behind Eternal Ruler (9-3) at Ayr 1m 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Silver Tigress 16-1 (8-4) Held up in rear and keen, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Countrywide Flame (8-11) at Hamilton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gd in May.