held up in touch in mid-division, not clear run and lost place over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, finished well to lead close home
pushed along briefly leaving stalls, soon chasing leaders, effort and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final 100 yards
held up in touch in mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on final 100 yards, never dangerous
held up in rear, not clear run final bend, ridden over 1f out, no impression
led, headed over 9f out, chased leaders, switched left over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
prominent, led over 9f out, ridden over 1f out, headed close home
held up towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
slowly into stride, went prominent 10f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, headway on outside 3f out, every chance 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
BASE NOTE, a winner around here, gained a comfortable success over the trip at Wolverhampton then just failed to defy a 6lb rise on a return visit where coming wide didn't help. He can go in again though Protected Guest was only a head behind after being rushed into the lead at the furlong pole. The winner easily holds Pirate King on that earlier run though the latter has gained all of his four all-weather victories on this track. Oman, a winner at Chester and Salisbury, has his first all-weather start after a couple of poor attempts over timber but Capital Theory looks much more of a threat. Charlie Johnston's charge has been staying on to complete a hat-trick over shorter and should have no problems with the extra.
Base Note 7-4fav (9-4) Held up last, headway and caught four wide home turn, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, just held, 2nd of 6, hd behind Scriptwriter (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Pirate King 9-2 (9-1) Held up in 4th, ridden over 2f out, unable to make any impression, 4th of 5, 8 1/2l behind Base Note (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Oman (IRE) 15-2 (11-6) In touch in mid-division, weakened from 3 out, well beaten 2 out, pulled up before last, at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (4) gs in Dec.
Protected Guest 18-1 (9-0) Raced keenly tracking leader, led and carried head high over 1f out, headed and no extra in 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 6, nk behind Scriptwriter (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Prince Of Harts 12-1 (9-10) Dwelt, soon tracking leaders on inside, went 2nd over 10f out until 10f out, went to inside 2f out, soon led, ridden and headed 1f out, soon outpaced and no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Diamond Bay (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Capital Theory 15-8fav (9-11) Close 3rd, went 2nd over 5f out, led turning in, ridden over 1f out, ran on gamely, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec beating Precision Storm (10-1) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Silverscape 3-1fav (8-9) Held up rear of mid-division, headway over 1f out, not able to trouble leaders, 5th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Ziggy (9-12) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Dirham Emirati (IRE) 80-1 (10-3) Took keen hold, mid-division, pushed along and detached before 2 out, tailed off approaching last, 8th of 9, dist behind Yorksea (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Blow Your Horn (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride and pushed along early in rear, some headway final furlong, never involved, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Capital Theory (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
