raced center until merged with stands side group halfway, chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
raced center until merged with stands side group halfway, chased leaders, short of room and lost place over 2f out, rallied to have every chance over 1f out, kept on final furlong
raced stand side, held up, ridden 3f out, not troubled leaders
raced center merged with stands side halfway, made most, ridden 2f out, stayed on gamely
raced center until merged with stands side halway, held up, headway over 2f out, weakened and edged left over 1f out
dwelt, raced stands side, in rear, outpaced after 2f, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders
led stands side group, with winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on
dwelt, raced stands side, in touch, headway to chase leader halfway, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
raced stand side, held up, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
raced center until merged with stand side group halfway, keen tracked winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
raced stands side, chased leader until halway, soon weakened
Lastkingofscotland and Ours have been in good form on the all-weather but this is Mr Macattack's first run on turf. Nimue returns from a lay-off but won by eight lengths at Thirsk on his latest start and Merchant Of Medici won three times last year, including over this C&D last June. Aerodynamic can't be ruled out, despite top weight, but the locally-trained STANDPOINT looks to have dropped to a decent mark judged on his close-up third at Wolverhampton last time and is fancied to open his account in this finale.
Aerodynamic (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, led in centre over 2f out until narrowly headed 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Prince Of Johanne (8-8) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Oct.
Space Station 7-1 (9-5) Held up behind, ridden over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 14, 7l behind New Leyf (9-6) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Barren Brook 12-1 (9-3) In touch, lost place 2f out, one pace final furlong, 8th of 15, 11l behind Amethyst Dawn (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp 0-85 (4) hvy in Oct.
Nimue (USA) 7-4 (9-0) Made all, clear from over 2f out, unchallenged, won at Thirsk 7f fll mdn stks (4) gf in Jul beating Broadway Dancer (9-0) by 8l, 8 ran.
Merchant Of Medici 7-1 (9-0) Steadied start, in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd final strides, nearest finish, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Space War (9-4) at Ffos Las 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Ours (IRE) 9-4fav (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind and niggled along, ran on to go 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 6, 4l behind I Confess (8-4) at Kempton 1m clm stks (6) pol.
Standpoint 9-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders on outside, chased leader inside final 2f, soon ridden, kept on and every chance final furlong, held near finish, 3rd of 10, hd behind Avonrose (8-9) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Lastkingofscotland (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Pushed along in rear, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 12, 4l behind Curtains (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Mr Macattack 14-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway on inner over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Thunderball (8-10) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Dancing Maite 13-8fav (9-12) Chased leaders, shaken up to lead 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jul beating Loyal Royal (8-11) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Urban Space 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, lost place 3f out, soon behind, last of 5, 21l behind Lord Lansing (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f clm stks (6) pol in Dec.
