always in rear, never on terms
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
keen prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out
close up, ridden and weakened 2f out
keen made most, clear over 1f out, edged right and pushed out
in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on to chase clear winner entering final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders
keen prominent until pushed along and outpaced halfway, rallied inside final furlong
slowly away, soon recovered, prominent, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, one pace and lost 2nd entering final furlong
NonRunner
Voltaic is only a plater but, dropped 2lb and fitted with cheekpieces, has a chance in a race like this. Sin E Shekells is 0-10 but has his ground and shouldn’t be far away with Letmestopyouthere another to consider despite being on a long losing run. Inner Circle has only finished out of the frame once in his last six and won a handicap over course and distance as a juvenile but Simon Walker’s presence in the saddle is a major plus in amateur races and HEDGING could benefit from his expertise today having slipped to a generous-looking mark.
Beepeecee 40-1 (9-9) Never on terms, 8th of 11, 8 1/2l behind One Hart (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Voltaic 13-2 (8-13) Held up, headway towards far side over 2f out, disputing 2nd entering final 2f, soon ridden and hung left, kept on same pace in modest 3rd, dropped to 4th close home, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Pettochside (9-1) at Windsor 6f stks (5) sft in Oct.
Sin E Shekells 16-1 (9-6) Close up, tracked leader 2f out, edged left and led approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Round The Island (8-11) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Dawry (IRE) 22-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, always towards rear,, 10th of 11, 24 3/4l behind Dubai Acclaim (9-10) at Ayr 1m hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Global Melody 9-4fav (9-11) Held up in touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden and reminders over 1f out, kept on for 3rd closing stages, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind Pearl Of Qatar (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Inner Circle (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Held up, smooth headway on outside 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, kept on well over 1f out into clear second but no match for easy winner, 2nd of 12, 5 1/2l behind Sassoon (9-7) at Redcar 7f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Hedging (IRE) 17-2 (9-5) Held up towards rear, driven and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, 31l behind John Clare (9-9) at Leicester 7f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Restricted Access 28-1 (9-0) Led, niggled along 2f out, lost position over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Precisely (9-5) at Bath 1m hcp fll (5) gs in Oct.
Letmestopyouthere (IRE) 10-3 (10-8) Prominent, led halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Hard Solution (11-0) at Hamilton 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Fieldsman (USA) 22-1 (10-6) Led, soon prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened quickly, 8th of 13, 10 1/2l behind Stringybark Creek (10-4) at Chester 1m hcp (4) gd in Sep.