held up towards rear, some late minor headway, never involved
raced keenly, held up in mid-division, ridden and headway when not clear run and switched left inside final furlong, strong run towards finish, not reach winner, shade unlucky
chased leaders, headway out wide over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
mid-division out wide, headway chasing leaders out wide over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not reach leaders
raced keenly, tracked leader, led 9f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, lost 2nd final 100 yards, weakened towards finish
slowly away, early reminders in rear, never a factor
off the pace in last pair, never involved
held up off the pace towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace towards finish
mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders halfway, pushed along over 3f out, not clear run and switched right over 1f out, led towards finish
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, keeping on but held when ran out of room towards finish
led 1f, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened turning in
chased leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, weakened turning in
soon chasing leaders out wide, went 2nd inside final 9f, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed towards finish, lost 2nd post
Few make any appeal in a weak race but STRANGER THINGS made up lots of ground to go close over a mile at Yarmouth last time and looks worth another try over this extra distance. Tawtheef and Laurentia have won over track and trip in the past, though both look high enough in the weights on recent form, while Cafe Milano is still looking for a first win after 29 attempts.
Hot Day 18-1 (9-6) Off the pace towards rear, hampered over 3f out, never on terms after, 9th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Cloch Nua (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
George Ridsdale 33-1 (9-7) Off the pace towards rear, never involved, 13th of 18, 17 1/4l behind Parys Mountain (9-13) at Redcar 1m hcp (6) hvy in Nov.
Tawtheef (IRE) 25-1 (9-13) Slowly into stride, held up off the pace towards rear, headway on inside tracking leaders 4f out, ridden inside final 2f, plugged on, 7th of 17, 15 3/4l behind Mrs Meader (10-10) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Oct.
Laurentia (IRE) 10-3 (9-9) Chased leaders on inside, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 4 3/4l behind Channel Packet (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Waleyfa 28-1 (9-6) Headway from wide draw to lead 8f out until over 7f out, chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Hooflepuff (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Catch My Breath 12-1 (9-2) Slowly away, held up in rear, some headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Costa Adeje (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Gokotta (IRE) 250-1 (9-0) In touch in main group, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 7, 16 3/4l behind Ensemble (9-0) at Lingfield 1m fll stks (5) pol in Aug.
Tinchoo 28-1 (9-3) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out and made no impression, weakened final furlong, 6th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Typewritten (9-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Come To Pass (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Raced keenly towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Lethal Touch (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Stranger Things 13-2 (9-0) Dwelt, in rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, pressed leader and every chance inside last, ridden closing stages and held, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Kraka (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (6) gf in Aug.
Henley Park 40-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders on inside and raced keenly, hung left and weakened inside final 2f, 10th of 13, 21 1/4l behind Angels Roc (9-3) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Carmela Soprano 33-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 16 1/4l behind Maylah (10-0) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (6) pol in Aug.
Guitar 16-1 (10-4) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out disputing 6th, one pace straight, 6th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Point Louise (11-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Cafe Milano 10-3 (9-5) Slowly away, held up well in rear, headway and switched left to inside over 1f out, run flattened out inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Capricorn Prince (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Jan.
