raced wide in touch, pushed along halfway, headway and wide into straight 2f out, driven and ran on to lead towards finish
headway on outer to lead over 5f out, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, kept on one pace
close up, headway on inner to lead just inside final furlong, ridden and headed towards finish
in rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor
raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened approaching 2f out, tailed off
led, headed over 5f out, tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
Pour La Victoire is one of only two course and distance winners in the line-up and isn’t badly treated at present. Inaam is the other and he made a welcome return to form at Wolverhampton six weeks ago. Little Palaver has won on the track and so has Sweet And Dandy but HADDAF didn’t appreciate the drop back to 6f when favourite at Newcastle last month and gets a chance to recoup losses with Glory of Paris having finished fourth at Chelmsford only two days ago.
Brigham Young 11-4 (9-9) Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, no impression after, 6th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Holdenhurst (8-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Haddaf (IRE) 2-1fav (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Wasntexpectingthat (9-3) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Atletico (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Always towards rear, never on terms, 8th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Fighting Temeraire (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Pour La Victoire (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Full Intention (8-10) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
De Little Engine (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Held up, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 10th of 12, 10l behind Roman Spinner (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Sweet And Dandy (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Towards rear, some headway and switched right over 1f out, soon beaten, 11th of 14, 12 1/4l behind Fighting Temeraire (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Red Bravo (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, effort on wide outside over 1f out, kept on towards finish, not trouble leaders, 4th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Human Nature (9-5) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Little Palaver 6-1 (9-3) Mid-division, effort over 1f out, one pace, 6th of 8, 4l behind Champion Brogie (8-8) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Inaam (IRE) 11-4fav (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway going well 2f out, led over 1f out, clear final furlong, easily, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Onebaba (9-4) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Glory of Paris (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) Rearing in stalls, chased leaders, started racing keenly 5f out, ridden over 1f out, soon beaten, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Revolutionise (9-1) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.