pulled hard, prominent, short of room over 4f out, lost place over 3f out, soon eased
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, one pace over 2f out
held up in rear, never troubled leaders
mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and kept on final furlong
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden clear final furlong
chased keen, chased leaders, improved 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace
chased leaders, ridden and held when hampered over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 4f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, hung right from over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Snowed Under is in good form at present and gets the nod over Iskander, Voice Mail and Mr Midasman. The last named is also in good heart and has shaped as if his turn is not too far away. However, he still looks a little high in the weights and needs everything to drop just right for him. Voice Mail is capable on his day and his recent form figures do not tell the whole story about him. The six-year-old has encountered traffic problems several times this season and deserves a change of fortune. He has won off similar marks in the past and looks a worthy contender for each-way punters to consider. As does Iskander, who has really found his racing shoes this term. Still, he has to prove his stamina for the trip and could be vulnerable to a stronger finisher. Which is where we turn to Snowed Under, who bounced off the ground to score over course and distance last eleven days ago and is fancied to be very hard to beat with a similar effort this evening.
Barathea Blue 13-2 (8-11) Took keen hold, tracked leader, led 6f out, headed 4f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 10, 10l behind Winners Delight (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp (D2) pol in Oct.
Iskander 13-2 (10-0) Tracked leaders, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 100 yards, 3rd of 17, 1 1/2l behind Flash Ram (9-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) gd.
Rotuma (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon beaten, 11th of 16, 16l behind Jake Black (8-4) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) gd.
Snowed Under 5-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, led and hung right 2f out, ridden clear final furlong, won at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in May beating Aoninch (9-1) by 2l, 8 ran.
Mr Midasman (IRE) 8-1 (8-5) Mid-divison, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and edged right, kept on, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Strong Hand (9-3) at Haydock 1m 3f hcp (5) gf in May.
Mister Arjay (USA) 20-1 (8-10) In rear, ridden and outpaced over 4f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 1/2l behind Ballyhurry (9-5) at Musselburgh 1m stk (5) gd in May.
Supershot (IRE) 40-1 (9-9) Held up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Charlie Tango (8-9) at Redcar 1m 1f clm (6) gf in May.
Jackie Kiely 16-1 (8-7) Pulled hard towards rear, stayed on same pace final 2f, never near leaders, 8th of 16, 7l behind Habanero (10-0) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp (5) gf.