midfield, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, lead narrowly final 110 yards, no extra and headed towards finish
prominent, pushed along and lost position 3f out, weakened from over 1f out
held up in rear, never on terms
towards rear, headway 2f out, improving when short of room against far rail over 1f out, not recover
pressed leader, lost position over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
in rear, shaken up and raced wide off home bend, ridden and kept on strongly final furlong, led towards finish, won going away
rear of midfield, ridden over 1f out, kept on without being dangerous
prominent on inner, ridden and chased leaders 2f out, weakened final furlong
took keen hold, prominent, switched right and shaken up over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on but held towards finish
led, ridden over 1f out, headed final 110 yards, weakened towards finish
took keen hold, midfield, weakened from over 1f out
midfield on outer, went second over 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, kept on
The Bitter Moose won at Wolverhampton in October but is 5lb higher. Both Green Sigma and Falling For You placed at the latter track recently but JOHN STEED finished runner-up over track and trip on his penultimate start and today’s application of blinkers may bring further improvement. Claxton Bay and All Agleam placed over 6f on their handicap debuts while Ravensbourne and Eminent Jewel go handicapping for the first time.
Bazball (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Slowly away, outpaced in rear, switched right over 1f out, hung left and ran on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 10, 2l behind Ziggy's Dream (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f (4) pol in Nov.
Falling For You (IRE) 9-1 (9-11) Led, headed over 5f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Never Fear (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f (5) pol in Nov.
Yeah Nah (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Carried left start, soon prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 9th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Chic Colombine (9-2) at Doncaster 7f fll (2) sft in Sep.
Queen Of Atlantis 13-2 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden well over 1f out, no real progress, 5th of 6, 7 1/2l behind Invincible Molly (9-2) at York 6f fll stks (4) gs in Sep.
There's No Limit (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Carried left start, mid-division, headway 3f out, not much room over 2f out, no impression, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 12l behind City House (9-10) at Kempton 6f (5) pol in Oct.
The Bitter Moose (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Midfield, ridden to challenge and led over 1f out, kept on well, always holding runner-up, won at Wolverhampton 7f (6) pol in Oct beating Belle Storm (9-1) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Claxton Bay 15-2 (9-9) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Roman Secret (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (5) pol in Nov.
Ravensbourne 5-2 (9-2) Raced wide close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Bengurion (9-2) at Lingfield 6f fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
All Agleam 11-2 (9-0) Wore hood to post,chased winner, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, rallied inside final furlong, lost 2nd inside final 100 yards, no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Boann (9-7) at Kempton 6f (4) pol in Nov.
John Steed (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Chased leader, pushed along 2f out, every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Ziggy's Dream (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f (4) pol in Nov.
Eminent Jewel 5-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, kept on and took 2nd inside last, not trouble ready winner, 2nd of 7, 4 1/4l behind Adaay In Devon (10-0) at Carlisle 6f fll stks (5) gs in Sep.
Green Sigma 11-2 (9-7) Slowly away, held up in rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to go second inside final furlong, no match for winner, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Word Play (9-9) at Wolverhampton 7f (6) pol in Nov.
