held up mid-division, switched left and headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
pressed leader, led over 3f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra final 100 yards
held up in touch, ridden 2f out, not quicken over 1f out
in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, no extra, one pace final furlong
behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not troubled leaders
steadied start, took keen hold in rear, never dangerous final 2f
towards rear, good headway over 1f out, ran on and quickened to lead well inside final furlong and asserted close home
led narrowly to over 3f out, stayed tracking leader to 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden to lead inside final two furlongs, kept on until headed well inside final furlong
This is a decent looking and very open handicap, with BEAT THE BELL getting our vote to come home ahead of Benllech and Ebraam. The selection missed out on a fourtime over the weekend when dropping back to five furlongs; a return to six, the trip the hat-trick was raced over, could see him back in the winners' enclosure. He's joint bottom weight racing at this level, with Nicol Polli claiming a useful five pounds. Benllech loves the all-weather, and seems to win every other race, including last time out. Ebraam is the consistent sort too, and loves the polytrack. His last win came 12 runs back though, and he's yet to win at anything like his current mark. Plenty here have chances, but we'll side with Beat The Bell.
Bonus (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not reached leaders, 4th of 10, 2l behind Prohibit (9-0) at Great Leighs 6f stk (3) pol in Oct.
Maltese Falcon 7-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, not pace to challenege, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Conquest (9-0) at Lingfield 5f lst stk (1) pol in Mar.
Ebraam (USA) 15-2 (9-1) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 10, 2l behind Prohibit (9-0) at Great Leighs 6f stk (3) pol in Oct.
Orpsie Boy (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 19, 5l behind Skhilling Spirit (8-7) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Oct.
Turn On The Style 18-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden well over 1f out, weakened, last of 20, 8l behind Judge 'n Jury (9-6) at Doncaster 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Oct.
Al Muheer (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Towards rear stand side, never dangerous, 25th of 29, 15l behind Furnace (8-11) at Ascot 7f hcap (2) gd in Sept.
Biniou (IRE) 66-1 (9-1) Jumped awkwardly on leaving stalls, soon in touch on inside, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 9th of 10, 20l behind Prohibit (9-0) at Great Leighs 6f stk (3) pol in Oct.
Benllech 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on, won at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Sept beating Halsion Chancer (8-11) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Misaro (GER) 16-1 (9-0) Towards rear far side, ridden and kept on final furlong, no impression, 8th of 15, 4l behind Judge 'n Jury (9-4) at Catterick 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gs in Oct.
Beat The Bell 13-2 (8-11) Behind, soon ridden along, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind How's She Cuttin' (8-8) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-95 (3) fbs.
Haajes 12-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden and no extra final 2f, 10th of 20, 3 1/2l behind Judge 'n Jury (9-6) at Doncaster 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Oct.
Mutamared (USA) Evensfav (9-6) Held up, smooth headway on outside over 1f out, led 1f out, pushed out readily, won at Kempton 6f clm (6) pol in Oct beating Brandywell Boy (8-9) by 2l, 11 ran.
