held up towards rear early, soon went midfield, kept out wide to home straight, switched towards inner rail inside 4f out, good headway from 3f out, ridden when led inside 2f out, went clear 1f out, unchallenged towards finish, easily
midfield, dropped towards rear, outpaced when dropped to last and struggling 4f out, soon tailed off
always towards rear, detached from 4f out, gradually weakened (stable representative said gelding was unsuited by going and would prefer a quicker surface)
held up last, steady headway from 4f out, outpaced from 3f out, soon struggling, weakened final furlong
prominent, some headway approaching 3f out, soon struggling, kept on one pace and no further headway from 2f out
never better than midfield
prominent, briefly led after 1f, prominent after 2f, outpaced by winner inside 2f out, kept on but no further headway towards finish
soon led, prominent after 1f, headed after 2f, raced alone when gradually edged towards near side entering home straight, briefly led again 3f out, soon headed, dropped to third and hung towards centre final furlong, kept on
midfield, outpaced inside 3f out, gradually weakened
prominent, chased leaders down centre from 3f out, outpaced from 2f out, weakening when lost one place towards finish
soon raced in second, raced keenly early, led after 2f, headed inside 4f out, weakened 3f pout, steadily lost ground from 2f out (rider said gelding made a respiratory noise)
Cresta Cat 13-2 (10-0) Tracked leaders, eased into lead 3f out and forged on, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on well, unchallenged, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Oct beating Martin Spirit (9-5) by 3 1/4l, 11 ran.
Mind Hunter 16-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and weakened quickly before next, 8th of 14, 30 1/4l behind Colonial Empire (12-0) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Liberated Lad 7-2 (10-0) Chased leaders, challenged from 2f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on gamely, won at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Early Morning Dew (10-2) by 3/4l, 8 ran.
Cherryhawk 7-2 (9-4) In touch with leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 10l behind Waxing Gibbous (9-9) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Foveros (FR) 50-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, not fluent 4 out, ridden and some headway 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 8, 35 1/2l behind Guard The Moon (11-8) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Sameem (IRE) 22-1 (10-13) Mid-division, pushed along well over 2f out, no response, 9th of 14, 18 3/4l behind Isle of Wolves (11-2) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Fiddlers Green (IRE) 10-1 (9-12) Prominent, pushed along 3f out, weakened when hung right approaching final furlong, 6th of 13, 13l behind Letmebetheboss (8-9) at Bath 1m 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Red Derek 12-1 (9-0) Handy, ridden over 1f out, chased winner inside last, ran on but no telling impression, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Croeso Cymraeg (10-3) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
First Cut 200-1 (11-3) Took keen hold, mid-division on outside, modest 7th and no impression 2 out, 8th of 12, dist behind Glynn Brae (11-3) at Stratford 2m mdn (4) hvy in Oct.
Fen Tiger (IRE) 7-2fav (9-9) Led, joined from over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Fullforward (9-4) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Shield Of Honour 8-1 (10-8) Close up, led 5f out, pushed along and went few lengths clear over 1f out, ridden and much reduced advantage inside final furlong, soon faced challenge, headed final 110yds, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Meadram (11-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
