held up towards rear, wide and struggling before home straight, tailed off
bit keen, chased leader until 5f out, 2nd again 4f out, led inside final 2f, kept up to work, ran on well
led, pushed along and headed inside final 2f, chased winner and kept on same pace final furlong, lost 2nd close home
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened final 2f
mid-division, headway chasing leaders 6f out, pushed along over 4f out, weakened final 2f
raced out wide, always behind, tailed off
raced out wide in last pair, rapid headway chasing leaders 10f out, went 2nd briefly 5f out, went wide in home straight and soon lost 2nd, 4th and no impression final 2f
chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened soon after
mid-division, headway chasing leaders on inside 4f out, weakened final 2f
keen in mid-division, closer chasing leaders 6f out, pushed along 5f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, kept on into 2nd close home, no chance with winner
Moonlight Beam and Keep Coming finished practically upsides behind Sauce Of Life here last month but this looks a better race. Arthur's Seat won at Huntingdon before finishing second under a penalty at Doncaster and the step up in trip won’t be a problem. Fruit N Nut and Supreme Yeats both placed in points last time but Nicky Richards’ bumper runners north of the border often attract market support and HOME FIRE is unlikely to be an exception. By Frankel out of Group 3 winner on the Flat, he could outclass these if lasting home.
Coopers Boy (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Raced keenly tracking leaders, lost place 6f out, soon behind, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Nells Son (11-2) at Ayr 2m mdn (5) hvy in Dec.
Fruit N Nut (IRE) (11-6) Mid-div, 7th 1/2way, prog into 3rd 4out, 3rd app str, 2nd at last, no extra run-in, 2nd of 9, 2l behind My Immortal (11-6) at Ballycrystal 3m mdn gs in Oct.
Jante Law 14-1 (11-0) Prominent, nudged along 4f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 16, 18 1/4l behind Mount Stewart (11-0) at Newcastle 2m (5) gd in Nov.
Moonlight Beam (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Mid-division, headway from 6f out, pushed along 4f out, stayed on final furlong, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 8 1/4l behind Sauce Of Life (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m (4) gs in Dec.
Shoeshine Boy (IRE) Valirann gelding out of Godlylady.
Songofthelark (IRE) Flemensfirth gelding out of Norabelle.
Supreme Yeats (IRE) (11-6) Ww twrds rr, 11th 1/2way, prog from 4out, went 4th aftr 2out, ko strongly str & went 2nd cl hm, nrst at fin, 2nd of 16, shd behind The King Of Ryhope (11-11) at Lingstown 3m mdn sft in Nov.
Upandatit (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Pr, 3rd 1/2way, in tch 3out, not qckn bef 2out, ko onepce bef last & finish, 3rd of 12, 3 1/4l behind Across The Channel (11-11) at Mainstown 3m mdn sft in Dec.
Annies Regatta 100-1 (10-7) Held up, headway on inside to press leaders 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Kinnegad Lad (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m (4) sft in Dec.
Arthur's Seat (IRE) 7-4fav (11-5) Tracked leader, left in lead turning for home, ridden and headed entering final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Masaccio (10-12) at Doncaster 1m 5f (5) gs in Nov.
Home Fire Frankel gelding out of Hot Snap.
Keep Coming (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway from 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Sauce Of Life (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m (4) gs in Dec.
South Mountain (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) In rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and no impression final 2f out, 4th of 9, 12l behind Italian Spirit (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn (5) sft in Dec.
Jerejak 18-1 (10-12) Chased leader, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 9, 7l behind Andante (10-12) at Newcastle 1m 6f (5) sft in Dec.
