in touch, headway entering final furlong, pushed along to press winner close home
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced wide and headway to tracked leader over 5f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, no extra
raced wide in touch, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on
tracked leaders, pushed along and slightly outpaced 2f out, rallied inside final furlong
raced wide tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened entering final furlong
slow into stride, in touch, weakened over 1f out
in touch in rear, wide 2f out, pushed along and headway inside final furlong, ridden to lead towards finish
soon led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
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Freedom And Wheat has won four times on the all-weather since August and bids for a hat-trick under a penalty. Giuseppe Cassioli has gone close since scoring over track and trip in October but Roller is upped in class after finishing second at Wolverhampton. Buckingham was placed yet again when third over track and trip having earlier finished behind LIGHT UP OUR STARS at Chelmsford and, after running well in a higher grade at Kempton last time, the latter gets another chance back at this level. Double Reflection and Kodiac Harbour have both been thereabouts over 1m2 recently.
Freedom And Wheat (IRE) 17-2 (9-9) Held up in mid-division, good headway on outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, won going away, won at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Crimewave (9-10) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Goddess Of Fire 8-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, kept on final furlong, never on terms, 4th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Daheer (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Light Up Our Stars (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Espresso Freddo (9-1) at Kempton 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Buckingham (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Keen close up, short of room and lost places 5f out, short of room 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Delicate Kiss (9-12) at Lingfield 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Fieldsman (USA) 12-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden 3f out, switched to centre over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Stone Soldier (9-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Giuseppe Cassioli 8-1 (9-9) Mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, went 3rd final 110 yards, no chance with 1st 2, 3rd of 12, 3 3/4l behind Uzincso (9-8) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Clockers Corner (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Hampered and fell 1st, at Hereford 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Kodiac Harbour (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Keen close up, headway to lead entering final furlong, driven inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 10, nk behind Lady Pendragon (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Double Reflection 5-1 (9-1) Soon led, steadied pace 7f out, quickened 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed 100 yards out, weakened towards finish, 4th of 8, 2 1/4l behind Fitwood Star (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Blame Culture (USA) 4-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 6th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Mamillius (9-7) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Roller 6-1 (9-10) Midfield, headway on inside rail when ridden over 1f out, switched right and pressed leader final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Hector's Here (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
