held up in rear, outpaced halfway, soon beaten
in touch, lost place over 1f out
always towards rear
set strong pace, driven 2f out, headed inside final furlong, faded
dwelt, mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms
towards rear, outpaced halfway, headway on outside approaching final furlong, soon chasing leaders, ran on strongly to lead last strides
chased leaders, lost place over 1f out
mid-division, headway over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, headed towards finish
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, nearest finish
Hollander won over 5f at Wolverhampton earlier and was placed at the same track last time. A visor replaces a tongue-tie today while both Kath's Lustre’s earlier wins came over 6f. But KING CRIMSON was winning off a higher mark during the summer and may well come good again dropping down in class today. Meerpat is another on a decent mark but Entertaining Ben remains 3lb higher than an earlier success at Brighton and Gold Stone has his first outing after wind surgery.
Hollander 6-1 (9-4) Mid-division on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Rockies Spirit (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Hit The Beat 50-1 (9-7) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out, last of 13, 25 3/4l behind Walk On Walter (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Come On Dave (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Shamshon (9-6) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
King Crimson 100-1 (8-13) Led in centre, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, weakened soon after, 7th of 16, 4 3/4l behind Wrenthorpe (9-1) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Kath's Lustre 10-1 (9-0) Keen pressed leader until led approaching 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 11, hd behind Anonymous John (9-5) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Gold Stone 6-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 16, 6 1/4l behind Musharrif (9-3) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Meerpat 18-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, hampered and lost place over 2f out, kept on final 100 yards, 5th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Walk On Walter (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Entertaining Ben 7-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, faded final furlong, 7th of 11, 3l behind Broadhaven Honey (9-0) at Brighton 5f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Angel of The South (IRE) 9-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 9 1/4l behind Rockies Spirit (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Independence Day (IRE) 8-1 (9-8) In rear, pushed along 2f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Rolladice (9-7) at Nottingham 5f hcp (5) gs in Aug.