made all, ridden over 2f out, kept on well final furlong
tracked leader and keen early, ridden over 3f out, kept on until one pace final furlong
held up, ridden over 3f out, good headway from over 2f out to chase winner over 1f out, not pace of winner final furlong
slowly into stride and soon mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression
tracked winner, effort 6f out, soon ridden and beaten
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
With question marks hanging over the majority of these Grizebeck is the safest option having scored in fine style at Catterick last week. Likely to get his own way in front once again today, although edging up in the weights, this does appear a weaker event to races he has contested successfully recently. A case can be made for Categorical who reverts to the level for the first time in 17 months and has been performing consistently over fences this season. With the emphasis on pace in the later stages of the race, he might just be vulnerable and his rider will need to make his move at an earlier stage. Danzatrice makes his seasonal debut and has shown in the past that he goes best with a run under his belt while Dance Sauvage was crying out for further during last season and was probably over the top when disappointing on his final outing after a busy spell. Grizebeck has shown himself to be in good form of late and another victory here looks likely.
Grizebeck (IRE) 10-3fav (9-5) Made all, pushed along over 4f out, driven and kept on gamely final furlong, won at Catterick 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gs beating Toboggan Lady (9-1) by 1l, 15 ran.
Categorical 20-1 (9-7) Held up behind, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 13, 8l behind Double Banded (8-10) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Oct.
Danzatrice 16-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden over 3f out, kept on well inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Estate (9-13) at Musselburgh 2m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Nov.
Easibet Dot Net 13-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, headway to lead after 2f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Little Richard (9-10) at W'hampton 1m 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Dance Sauvage 8-1 (8-12) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 15, 14l behind Ha'penny Beacon (9-7) at Catterick 2m hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Oct.
Asrar 50-1 (9-6) Always behind, last of 9, well behind Tourism (8-6) at Musselburgh 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gd in Mar.
Grey Outlook 11-1 (8-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 6f out, soon weakened, tailed off over 3f out, 9th of 10, well behind Balakar (8-9) at Ayr 2m 1f hcap (5) sft in Sept.
Masking Baldini (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden 4f out, edging left approaching final furlong, kept on, 4th of 8, 7l behind Buscador (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.