held up towards rear, outpaced over 4f out, soon beaten
in touch, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, no impression
led 1f, remained prominent, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, stayed on same pace final 2f
always behind
dwelt, behind, never dangerous
held up in touch, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear, readily
mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders 2f out, stayed on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led after 1f, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
NonRunner
CHICA BUENA showed nothing in three starts on the Flat which is why she's at the bottom of the handicap. However, she's won four times over hurdles and if anywhere near fit enough after a long break would be good enough for this. General Brook has managed to win eight times though hasn't scored since last summer while Gordon Elliott's Viscount Wilson is 0-24 on the Flat and over hurdles. Airplane hasn't won for a year and has changed stables so the main threat could come from Kaizer, a winner over timber at Perth in July and unsuited by fast ground when favourite at Musselburgh.
Ezanak (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Keen in touch, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Platform Nineteen (9-3) at York 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Airplane (IRE) 3-1jfav (9-8) Led, headed 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Siyahamba (8-9) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jul.
Viscount Wilson 8-1 (10-0) Rear of mid-division, never a factor, pushed along 3 out and ridden in 9th approaching next, kept on one pace in straight, 7th of 12, 21 1/4l behind Falak (10-10) at Galway 2m 3f sft in Sep.
General Brook (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 10f out, tracked leader, led again over 2f out, soon headed, no impression on winner from over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Paddy The Chef (9-12) at Chepstow 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Kaizer 85-40fav (8-6) Sent forward to press leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon rallied, no extra final furlong, 5th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Battle Of Marathon (9-9) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Gworn 14-1 (9-2) Behind, headway when not clear run over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Lagenda (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Princess Nearco (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Always close up, not fluent 7th, pushed along and went 2nd after 3 out, ridden to lead before last, not fluent, ran on well, won at Southwell 2m 4f (4) gd in Sep beating Smart Getaway (11-5) by 2 1/4l, 4 ran.
Chica Buena (IRE) 9-2 (10-5) Raced on inside, tracked leading pair, hit 3rd, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 18 1/4l behind Lady Buttons (11-4) at Doncaster 2m 1f (1) gd in Jan.
Frightened Rabbit (USA) 8-1 (9-0) Led after 4f, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 11, 35 1/2l behind Well Funded (9-6) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Doon Star 7-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, some headway over 1f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 8 1/4l behind Retirement Beckons (9-6) at Ayr 1m hcp (6) hvy in Aug.
Pammi 12-1 (8-13) Led 4f, with leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 7th of 11, 12 1/4l behind Well Funded (9-6) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp (6) gs in Sep.
Dr Richard Kimble (IRE) 33-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression, 11th of 13, 33 1/2l behind Near Kettering (9-11) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
