tracked leaders, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, edged right towards finish, ran on
tracked leaders, went 2nd and ran on under pressure inside final furlong, not go through with effort
tracked leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not quite pace to challenge
soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, soon lost 2nd and weakened
towards rear, lost place and in rear over 3f out, headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not reach leaders
led briefly, chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
steadied and switched left start, held up towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
raced keenly in mid-division on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and some headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, held up off the pace in last pair, never involved
FREE SOLO finally took advantage of this year’s tumble down the weights when scoring over 7f here. He stays this longer trip and has placed off much higher marks in the past. Dubai Immo returned a beaten favourite again when second at Southwell last week and is back handicapping today but Blue Collar Lad scored over track and trip before placing at Wolverhampton. Nasim is favourably treated if back to his best and gets a change of headgear for this.
Free Solo (IRE) 16-5 (9-10) Raced wide, slow into stride, in touch and soon pushed along, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Calonne (9-13) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Dubai Immo (IRE) 15-8fav (9-4) Prominent, going well 2f out, ridden to lead final furlong, headed final 100 yards, no extra, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Glam Puss (8-12) at Southwell 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Beautiful Crown 22-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 7f out, pushed along over 2f out, every chance 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 7 3/4l behind Capital Theory (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Nasim 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, led 5f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final 75 yards, 8th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Lord Rapscallion (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Raqraaq (USA) 9-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, closed 3f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 6l behind Dream Harder (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Wholelotafun (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Raced wide in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Starshiba (9-13) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Luna Queen 11-2 (9-9) Pressed leader, challenged 2f out, led soon after, headed inside final furlong, soon lost 2nd, weakened final 100 yards, 5th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Calonne (9-11) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Blue Collar Lad 17-2 (9-10) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace entering final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Johnny Boom (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Royal Debut (IRE) 17-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 10l behind Bling On The Music (9-5) at Leicester 7f stks (5) gf in Oct.
