always in rear, ridden and struggling 4f out, never on terms
chased leading pair, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd final 50 yards, no chance with winner
raced keenly, soon pressed leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, no chance with winner, weakened to 3rd final 50 yards
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, chased leading pair until over 1f out, weakened final furlong
took keen hold, held up towards rear, ran wide into straight, plugged on to 4th inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, never a factor
held up in touch in 5th, headway to 2nd over 2f out, led well over 1f out, soon edged left and ridden clear, well in command when hung right inside final furlong, driven out
held up toewards rear, plugged on inside final furlong, never involved
HARLESTONE WOOD is clear at the weights and fancied to take advantage. He found Flat debutant Megastar too good when failing to land the odds over track and trip last time but finished a street clear of the rest of the field and can make amends. Elysian has plenty to find on today's terms and Minority Interest ran a shocker on his comeback after finishing runner-up at Wolverhampton in September. Torero will also need a big improvement to figure but the 75,000gns gelding Full Swing is worth a second glance on his belated racecourse debut.
Zafaraban (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Mid-division, ridden and weakened after 4 out, tailed off, 13th of 16, well behind Ifandbutwhynot (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m nov hcp hdl (3) sft in Nov.
Full Swing Manduro gelding out of Glorosia.
Harlestone Wood 4-5fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, effort on outside 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Megastar (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol.
Minority Interest 11-4 (9-5) Steadied start, held up in rear, under pressure 3f out, soon weakened, last of 5, 16l behind Srinagar Girl (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol.
Mister Bob (GER) 4-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon lost place, last of 10, 21l behind Dance The Rain (8-6) at Doncaster 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jul '11.
Rahy's Promise (USA) 10-1 (9-3) Dwelt, behind, ridden 4f out, soon beaten, 8th of 10, 25l behind Guarda Pampa (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Torero 18-1 (8-9) Keen tracked leaders, ridden and not clear run from over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Choisan (9-2) at Ripon 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Jun.
Elysian 11-4 (9-4) Slowly into stride, in touch in last place, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, not pace to challenge, 2nd of 4, 1l behind Tingo In The Tale (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Ice Tres 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, went 4th over 2f out, kept on and no impression, 4th of 11, 17l behind Biggins Boy (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol.