held up towards rear near side, headway chasing leaders 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner
prominent towards far side but towards rear overall, never on terms
overall leader near side, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon lost 2nd, no extra and lost 3rd final strides
chased leader near side until halfway, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened soon after
chased leaders towards far side, headway in centre 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
towards rear near side, pushed along over 2f out, ran on towards finish, never going pace to get involved
held up in 5th near side, pushed along halfway, weakened soon after
rearing in stalls, tracked leaders near side, went 2nd soon after halfway, lost 2nd inside final 2f, no extra inside final furlong
led group towards far side, never quite on terms with near side leader, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear towards far side, never on terms
raced towards far side, chased leaders in group but towards rear overall, headway far side of group over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd final strides
chased leaders near side, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, plugged on towards finish
NonRunner
Last year’s winner Herringswell beat Prophecy over track and trip a fortnight ago but is 7lb higher today and NUBOUGH is preferred. The latter didn’t take to the Fibresand surface at Southwell last time but was narrowly beaten here on a couple of occasions before that and gets another chance. Pearl Of Qatar is best at Southwell and beat Global Humor at the latter track earlier while Six Strings and Afro Blue have slid down the weights and the latter has switched yards since last seen.
Friendly Advice (IRE) 18-1 (9-3) Mid-division, hung left and headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Gowanlad (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Metallic Black 8-1 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 7th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Lucky Lodge (8-13) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Nubough (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Awkwardly away, in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Ice Station Zebra (9-5) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Good Night Mr Tom (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Edged right start, chased leader, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Defence Treaty (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Herringswell (FR) 8-1 (8-12) Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on well, readily, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Prophecy (8-13) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Glengarry 40-1 (9-1) Dwelt pushed along in rear, ridden halfway, never near leaders, 6th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Ice Station Zebra (9-5) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Six Strings 6-1 (9-7) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, steadied off heels 5f out, headway towards inside under pressure over 1f out, went 3rd towards finish, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 12, 3 1/4l behind Xtara (9-8) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Afro Blue (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 8th of 9, 21 1/4l behind Old News (9-7) at Salisbury 7f hcp (5) gs in Aug.
Pearl Of Qatar 10-3 (9-7) Midfield, ridden and short of room over 2f out, headway between horses over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Kaafy (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
War of Clans (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Switched to race alone on far rail, always towards rear, 8th of 9, 14 3/4l behind Mark's Choice (9-9) at Ripon 6f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Global Humor (USA) 14-1 (9-7) Midfield, ridden over 2f out, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 14, 1 3/4l behind Kaafy (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Insurplus (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, no impression final furlong, 6th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Dawn Breaking (9-3) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Prophecy 14-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, not much room over 2f out, soon closed, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, not trouble winner, 2nd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Herringswell (8-12) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Exchequer (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Chased leader until over 1f out, chased leaders, weakened into 4th last 100 yards, 4th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Phoenix Star (8-11) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
