dwelt in touch, pushed along 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, kept on one pace
held up in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, hung left inside final furlong, staying on when not clear run close home
led, headed 9f out, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, faded inside final furlong
close up, switched right and headway approaching final furlong, led entering final furlong, driven out
held up, ran wide into straight 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, ran on, not quite reach winner
raced wide close up, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, short lived effort on inner entering final furlong
Busy Street still looks a shade high in the weights after going close at Wolverhampton with Fire Fighting back in fourth. Scarlet Dragon represents last year’s winning yard and the winning hurdler has a good strike rate on the Flat. He’s preferred to Hulcote off his current mark but ENTANGLING (NAP) gets another chance back over 1m4f for this. David Elsworth’s charge made a winning comeback at Kempton on his first outing since 2017 before going close again over 1m2f here behind Victory Bond with the re-opposing Circus Couture back in seventh. He won with plenty in hand on the only previous occasion he competed over today’s distance and a bold bid is expected.
Scarlet Dragon 7-2 (11-12) Held up in touch, pushed along and no headway 3 out, last of 8, 25 3/4l behind Blu Cavalier (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Petite Jack 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 6, 11 1/4l behind Crossed Baton (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f lst stks (1) pol in Nov.
Mythical Madness 33-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, last of 11, 8 3/4l behind Victory Bond (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Busy Street 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Getchagetchagetcha (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Hulcote 25-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, ridden on outside and headway 2f out, edged left, one pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Pablo Escobarr (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f lst stks (1) pol in Dec.
Entangling (IRE) 7-1 (8-12) Led early, close up, headway on inner to lead just inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Victory Bond (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Circus Couture (IRE) 50-1 (8-13) In rear, ridden over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Victory Bond (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Fire Fighting (IRE) 40-1 (8-13) Close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Getchagetchagetcha (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Seafarer (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Led, pushed along and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, last of 8, 14 1/4l behind Francis Xavier (9-8) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (2) pol in Nov.