prominent, shaken up over 3f out, soon ridden along and lost position, weakened quickly
tracked leaders on inner, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly away, keen in rear, made headway out wide over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, kept on but no match for winner
led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on until no extra inside final furlong
front rank, pushed along over 2f out, wandered around under pressure over 1f out, ran on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division on outer, ridden along over 3f out, soon no extra and weakened
in touch towards rear, smooth headway going best over 2f out, soon led, quickened clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly
held up towards rear, shaken up over 2f out, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, never near to challenge
prominent, ridden and weakened from over 3f out
Dog Fox took advantage of a lenient mark on handicap bow when a cosy Yarmouth scorer. He'd shown little in three juvenile runs so may still be ahead of the handicapper off just 4lb higher. However, a chance is taken with WADACRE GOMEZ (NAP). He was never in contention after a tardy start last time but is easily forgiven that run and has a decent shout on the form displayed at Kempton and Newcastle on previous starts. Tremendous Times has been off the track since August but revealed enough in three juvenile starts to suggest he’s well treated and Pureness is also worth a market check.
Wadacre Gomez 9-2 (9-11) Held up in rear, never involved, 6th of 8, 15 1/4l behind Iato's Angel (9-6) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Pureness 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, not much room on inside over 2f out, some headway over 1f out, bumped and well held inside final furlong, last of 10, 12 1/4l behind Tabaretta (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (4) pol in Oct.
Tremendous Times 13-2 (9-7) Took keen hold, prominent, ridden and hung right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Barefoot Angel (9-2) at Carlisle 6f stks (4) gd in Aug.
Burglar's Dream (IRE) 20-1 (8-10) Raced wide close up, pushed along 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Struth (9-10) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (4) sft in May.
Al Hargah (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Raced in last, never involved, last of 6, 27 3/4l behind Peace Of Mine (9-8) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp fll (5) sft in Apr.
Melwood Boy 9-1 (9-7) Led, soon headed and prominent, driven 2f out, kept on same pace entering final furlong, 5th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Chriszoff (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in May.
Dog Fox 3-1 (9-1) Steadied start, raced keenly, steadied into 4th 8f out, good headway near side of group over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong, always doing enough, won at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Apr beating Burnish (9-10) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Edmund Ironside 9-1 (8-13) Soon led, headed 5f out, tracked leader until ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 15 3/4l behind Spioradalta (9-10) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) sft in May.
Calleveryoneuknow 12-1 (8-11) Dwelt start, held up, struggling over 2f out, never landed a blow, 6th of 7, 17 1/4l behind Maso Bastie (9-11) at Nottingham 1m 2f stks (5) sft in May.