mid-division, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, eased towards finish
edged right start, took keen hold, soon led, headed 5f out, led again briefly over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
led early, tracked leaders, stayed on from over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner
mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, lost place over 2f out
switched left soon after start, held up in rear, took keen hold, ridden 3f out, hung right 2f out, soon switched left and well beaten
prominent, driven over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
switched right soon after start, held up in rear, driven and switched left over 2f out, soon well beaten
hampered start, always towards rear
prominent, led over 5f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
pushed along away from stalls, mid-division, kept on final 100 yards, never dangerous
NonRunner
There's No Danger ended last year with a victory over 6f at Redcar but CUBAN CIGAR has a fitness advantage. The latter has been threatening to get his head in front on the all-weather recently and this is easier than his latest task at Newcastle. He Can Dance failed to build on an earlier second at Lingfield back at the same track last time though still finished in front of both Say It As It Is and Kawaalees while the returning Batindi is preferred to Mrs Dibble of the handicap newcomers.
Cuban Cigar 9-4fav (9-3) Held up in touch, took keen hold, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 1 1/4l behind Alba De Tormes (8-11) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Mahale 20-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, cajoled along over 2f out, soon outpaced, never competitive from over 1f out, 6th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Mummy Bear (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Mar.
Sayifyouwill 4-1jfav (8-12) Close up, pushed along and slightly outpaced over 2f out, ridden and rallied inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Numoor (9-3) at Newmarket 7f (5) hvy in Oct.
He Can Dance (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 5th of 10, 2 1/4l behind River Wharfe (9-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Say It As It Is (IRE) 7-4fav (9-6) Keen raced wide close up, ridden and ran wide 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 4 1/4l behind River Wharfe (9-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
There's No Danger (IRE) 11-8fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and switched left over 1f out, quickened to lead entering final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Redcar 6f (6) sft in Oct beating Hoofs Happy Now (9-9) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Batindi 12-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden and lost ground with leading duo 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 5 1/4l behind Nastase (9-5) at Chepstow 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Aug.
Kawaalees 40-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along and weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 8 3/4l behind River Wharfe (9-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Mrs Dibble (FR) 10-1 (8-10) Steadied start, always in rear, 8th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Al Shoughor (8-10) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Mountain Ash (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) Short of room start, in touch centre, weakened over 1f out, eased, last of 7, 34l behind Pivoting (8-12) at Pontefract 6f stks (5) sft in Oct.
Open Mystery 50-1 (9-6) In touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 6, 10 1/2l behind Arcadian Nights (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
