chased leader, led over 1f out, ran on
chased leaders on inside, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace
raced keenly, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd just inside final furlong, weakened
went left start, soon chasing leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, in touch in last trio, headway on inside over 2f out, hung right and kept on inside final furlong, almost snatched 2nd
in touch in last trio, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, kept on towards finish
slowly into stride, well outpaced in rear, never a factor
Liberty Bay placed over course and distance last time when finishing in front of A Day Of Mischief. But the former had earlier finished behind third-placed ACQUISITOR here and Ali Stronge’s charge is taken to confirm superiority and go close on only his second start handicapping. Bomb Squad beat previous winner and stablemate The Good Ting when scoring at Redcar last month but remains 7lb higher while the remaining pair are hard to recommend.
Liberty Bay 11-1 (9-6) Pressed leader, pushed 2f out, ridden before final furlong and struggling to quicken, kept on well at the finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Mitrosonfire (9-7) at Kempton 6f (5) pol in Nov.
Acquisitor 16-1 (9-5) Led. pushed along and headed before 1f out, kept on but no match for front two, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Hackness Harry (9-0) at Kempton 6f (5) pol in Oct.
A Day Of Mischief 66-1 (9-2) Soon led, pushed 2f out, edged left and ridden before final furlong, headed inside final furlong, weakened late on, 4th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Mitrosonfire (9-7) at Kempton 6f (5) pol in Nov.
Mops Gem 80-1 (8-7) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, no impression, 6th of 7, 10l behind Bedford Flyer (10-3) at Lingfield 5f (4) pol in Nov.
Bomb Squad (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Rear of mid-division, headway over 4f out, losing place when not much room over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Glesga Gal (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f (5) pol in Nov.
The Good Ting 22-1 (8-13) Midfield, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 7th of 11, 6 3/4l behind Arthur's Angel (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f (6) pol in Nov.
Inspiring Love 250-1 (9-0) Midfield, squeezed for room and relegated towards rear after 1f, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 14, 22 3/4l behind Echo Beach (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (6) pol in Nov.