made all, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, eased close home, unchallenged
pulled hard, tracked winner, pushed along halfway, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up in 6th, good headway on outside went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on
raced keenly, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f until over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd
off the pace in 5th, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
outpaced in last pair, ran on late, never on terms
Rated 83, ASMUND should be winning this after placing in a handicap at Wolverhampton recently. First-time cheekpieces may also bring improvement and Karl Burke’s charge looks the one to beat. Lincoln Gamble and Momentum look best of the rest with experience though both will need a big step forward to get the better of the selection. Tommy de Vito is related to a couple of winners and preferred to Anjika of the newcomers.
Asmund (IRE) 6-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Mischief Star (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f (4) pol in Oct.
Lincoln Gamble 9-2 (9-0) Close up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 5 3/4l behind Hidden Spell (8-12) at Pontefract 6f stks (5) sft in Oct.
Redzone 33-1 (9-5) Outpaced in rear, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 18 1/2l behind Three Coins (9-3) at Thirsk 6f stks (4) sft in Aug.
Tommy de Vito Dandy Man colt out of Rohlindi.
Anjika (IRE) Anjaal filly out of Gabriellina Klon.
Grandads Best Girl 33-1 (8-11) Awkwardly away, behind, outpaced over 3f out, ridden 2f out, never able to challenge, weakened and eased inside final furlong, last of 7, 13 3/4l behind Alix James (9-2) at Musselburgh 7f stks (5) sft in Oct.
Jean Mary 66-1 (8-11) Dwelt outpaced after 1f, tailed off, last of 11, 23 3/4l behind Mighty Spirit (8-11) at Catterick 5f stks (5) hvy in Oct.
Momentum 80-1 (9-0) In rear, outpaced 2f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 13, 6l behind Yes Always (9-0) at Newcastle 6f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Pushover 40-1 (9-0) Held up, never dangerous, 9th of 10, 12 3/4l behind Whatabird (9-0) at Haydock 6f mdn fll stks (5) hvy in Sep.