held up in rear, headway when switched left over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well to lead towards finish
chased leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
raced keenly, led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in last place, headway approaching 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, stayed on again inside final furlong
steadied start, held up in rear, ridden and headway on outer over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
close up, ridden halfway, weakened 3f out
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance from over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish
close up, ridden along 3f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
Recent winner FLYING APPLAUSE is selected here ahead of Celtic Gold and King Of The Moors. The selection has a 4lb rise in the weights for a recent Nottingham win where he saw off Bobski by a head. He wore blinkers for the first time then and if they have the same impact today now combined with the tongue-tie, then he should run another good race. Addwaitya represents Chris Wall who has started the season fairly well. He doesn't send too many to the track but this gelding looks the type to do well this season, especially now back over this trip. Durbburg needs to be watched for market support, whilst Celtic Gold may appreciate the drop in trip today as he hasn't quite been seeing out his races as may have been hoped. King Of The Moors ran well in defeat just ten days ago, and along with Princelywallywogan he deserves his place on the shortlist. Course winner Penang Cinta needs consideration, but it is Flying Applause who can win again.
Paint The Town Red 10-1 (9-1) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon beaten, 12th of 13, 8l behind Valdan (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Addwaitya 7-1 (9-0) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon one pace, 6th of 13, 5l behind Pension Policy (8-10) at Great Leighs 1m 3yo hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Flying Applause 8-1 (9-1) Keen, led, headed 7f out, chased leader after, led again 3f out, soon driven along, pressed from over 1f out, held on gamely, all out (track record), won at Nottingham 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf beating Bobski (8-9) by hd, 15 ran.
Dubburg (USA) 16-1 (8-13) Tracked leader to over 3f out, ridden and effort 2f out, no headway and weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 9l behind Highly Regal (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
King of The Moors (USA) 28-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden along 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 16, 2 3/4l behind Sirvino (9-0) at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Princelywallywogan 11-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind, never nearer, 7th of 14, 11l behind All In The Red (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Houri (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Always in rear, 12th of 13, 40l behind Brave Mave (9-1) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) fbs in Nov.
Celtic Gold (USA) 14-1 (9-2) In touch, driven 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 7l behind Mista Rossa (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Penang Cinta 7-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f, 5th of 13, 5l behind Agilete (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
The Graig 18-1 (9-4) Led narrowly to 3f out, still in touch when hampered entering final furlong, snatched up, no chance after, 6th of 15, 4l behind Sagunt (8-12) at Warwick 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Ross Moor 33-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden and weakened 3f out, 12th of 14, 41l behind All In The Red (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
