close up, pushed along over 3f out, kept on without troubling winner
keen, in touch, shaken up 2f out, kept on same pace
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, never pace to challenge
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
pulled hard, mid-division, driven over 2f out, no impression
keen, prominent, smooth headway to lead 2f out, ridden and stayed on well, readily
held up towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace
dwelt, held up in rear, driven over 2f out, never on terms
always towards rear, pushed along and outpaced 4f out
midfield, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace
held up rear of mid-division, driven over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Vitalline and Broad Appeal have both scored twice here but the former has never won beyond 7f and the latter is on a long losing run. Three-times hurdles winner Longclaw has never won on the level in a dozen starts and has been beaten off a lower mark the last twice but Haku came close to ending his maiden tag on his first start over the trip at Southwell when headed in the closing stages. BUG BOY initiated a double when scoring here under William Cox in June and has been racing at a higher level subsequently so gets the nod to return to winning ways.
Longclaw (USA) 10-3fav (10-2) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Victory March (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Vitalline 25-1 (10-13) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden out wide inside final 3f, plugged on in 5th inside final furlong, 5th of 17, 15l behind Mrs Meader (10-10) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Broad Appeal 14-1 (9-10) Prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Wonder Starelzaam (9-13) at Newbury 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
How Hard Can It Be 13-2 (9-6) Towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Junkanoo (9-11) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Lovers' Lane (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Slowly away, towards rear, good headway to go prominent over 7f out, led over 3f out, soon pushed along, headed over 1f out, soon lost place, no extra, 6th of 13, 9 1/2l behind One Evening (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Haku (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, ridden and every chance when went second inside final furlong, no extra near finish, just failed, 2nd of 14, nk behind Hammy End (8-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Where's Tom 6-1 (9-10) In touch, ridden 2f out, no impression, 7th of 12, 7l behind Study The Stars (10-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Bug Boy (IRE) 17-2 (8-11) Slowly away, behind, headway over 1f out, never on terms with leaders, 5th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Natchez Trace (9-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Sep.
Jewel Of Kabeir (IRE) 150-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden along and lost position over 3f out, soon beaten, 9th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Kanakam (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Mr Zee (IRE) 10-1 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 10, 6l behind Cool Vixen (9-9) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Pink Haze (IRE) 18-1 (9-8) Held up in rear, not clear run over 1f out, some late progress, no impression, 4th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Costa Adeje (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Long Time Comin 150-1 (8-5) In touch, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, last of 12, dist behind Byker (9-9) at Windsor 1m 3f hcp (5) gd in Oct.