raced wide in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced
close up, ridden over 2f out, driven and edged left inside final furlong, gaining near finish, just held
in rear, ridden halfway, never a factor
keen led after 1f, made rest, ridden over 1f out, all out gamely
pushed along to lead 1f, tracked winner, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, no impression final 100 yards
slowly into stride, pushed along to track leaders after 2f, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Italian import THE BIG HAERTH was a huge disappointment when odds-on at Wolverhampton last time but would take all the beating here if he runs anywhere near the form of an earlier win at the Midlands track. Lord Deevert has winning form at the track and is rarely beaten far in this grade, while you would expect So Surreal to be thereabouts in a race like this having had a month off to recover from a below-par effort here at the end of October.
Braddock (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, last of 7, 9l behind Cheery Cat (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Nov.
Lord Deevert 7-2fav (8-11) Chased leading trio, headway 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner when lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Talent Scout (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Louisiade (IRE) 12-1 (7-13) In rear,ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on to go 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Scruffy Skip (9-9) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in May.
Prize Point 85-40fav (9-4) In touch, chased leader over 3f out, ridden, hung right 2f out, lost place, driven, ran on to take 4th close home, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Chocolicious (8-6) at Leicester 6f 3yo clm (6) gf in May '09.
Rich Boy 20-1 (9-4) In touch, effort when switched right over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 3l behind Nacho Libre (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
Boundless Applause 50-1 (8-7) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 14, 6l behind Accamelia (9-1) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.
Public Image 33-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, 9th of 11, 8l behind Fol Liam (8-0) at Lingfield 7f clm stks (6) pol in Oct.
The Big Haerth (IRE) 1-4fav (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace, 4th of 8, 5l behind I Confess (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f sell stks (6) pol in Nov.
So Surreal (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, pushed along and struggling 3f out, last of 12, 13l behind Kilburn (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Transfer 11-1 (8-8) Chased leader until 3f out, stayed well there until weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 7l behind Catchanova (8-7) at Salisbury 1m all hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Sep.
