dwelt, switched left start, in rear, switched wide halfway, ridden and headway inside final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
raced wide, in touch, headway to track leaders halfway, pushed along to lead approaching final furlong, ridden out
led, pushed along edged right and soon headed 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
raced wide towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
raced wide, tracked leaders over 5f out, bumped 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, kept on same pace
in rear, pushed along 2f out, never nearer
awkward away, close up, pushed along over 2f out, headway on inner over 1f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms
BAND OF STEEL has slid down the weights and showed the benefit when beaten less than a length at Chelmsford last week. He may finally open his account in this. Musical Mystery has won three of five starts since joining Ed Dunlop and is not out of this while Grenham Bay is back on a winning mark and is getting nearer having gone close over track and trip a week ago. Capuchinero won a lower grade contest at Chelmsford last month.
Band Of Steel 4-1 (9-5) Raced wide in touch, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1/4l behind Riot (9-11) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
See You Boy 17-2 (9-10) Led early, led over 5f out, headed over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 11 3/4l behind Doctor Khan Junior (9-9) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Bowman (IRE) 40-1 (9-9) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ran on same pace, 6th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Sir Oliver (9-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Arctician (IRE) 10-3 (10-1) Chased leaders, pushed along over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Miss Dolly Rocker (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Nammos (8-10) 12th of 17, 17 1/4l behind Souzak (9-2) at ParisLongchamp 1m stks sft in Oct.
Lady Lavina 100-1 (9-12) Slowly away, towards rear, headway into midfield over 4f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, last of 14, 16 1/4l behind Miss Dolly Rocker (9-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Liberty Mountain 7-1 (9-5) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 16 1/2l behind Intervention (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Musical Mystery 11-4fav (9-7) Awkwardly away, soon in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Rock Opera (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Grenham Bay (IRE) 7-4fav (9-9) Midfield, headway on outer and wide off home bend, ridden and went second over 1f out, kept on but held by winner towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Dutch Kingdom (9-11) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Capuchinero 9-4fav (10-2) In touch, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Bella Kopella (9-8) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
