led, soon 5 lengths clear, ridden over 1f out, headed post
tracked clear leader, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, chased leaders, hard driven halfway, chased winner over 1f out, no extra final furlong
outpaced in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong to lead post
outpaced in rear, headway under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer
mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms
CAMINEL has been raised only 3lb for winning over track and trip. Jeremy Gask's filly should make another bold bid in this similar company. Pearl Noir won at Kempton before a poor effort on the Fibresand at Southwell and is not out of this while Tango Sky will likely take advantage of his slip down the weights before long. Black Truffle can make the frame and the lightly-raced Tom Hall may yet be capable of better.
Pearl Noir 9-4fav (9-6) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 12l behind Incomparable (9-2) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Coiste Bodhar (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Led 2f, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong, 9th of 13, 5l behind Sleepy Blue Ocean (9-7) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
Tango Sky (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression, 6th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Sewn Up (9-1) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) in Nov.
Caminel (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, ran on strongly on outer inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Lingfield 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec beating Dark Lane (8-9) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Assertive Agent 12-1 (9-2) Midfield, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Indus Valley (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Tom Hall 25-1 (9-3) Midfield, riddden over 2f out, soon no impression, 8th of 11, 7l behind Indus Valley (9-0) at Lingfield 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Just Rubie 50-1 (8-11) Midfield, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 17l behind Habeshia (8-12) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Black Truffle (FR) 13-2 (9-3) Held up in last pair, headway on inside over 1f out, not clear run and hampered 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Hamis Al Bin (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) in Dec.
Profile Star (IRE) 16-1 (9-7) Close up, ridden and slightly outpaced over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 5th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Pharoh Jake (9-5) at Lingfield 5f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.