held up in rear, outpaced halfway, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, hard driven when headed inside final furlong, kept on under pressure
steadied start, held up in rear, hampered before halfway, never dangerous
held up, never dangerous
tracked leader, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, headway over 1f out, never nearer
held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on, never nearer
mid-division, headway over 1f out, no impression
held up, headway halfway, chased leaders 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
hampered start, mid-division, headway halfway, weakened well over 1f out
went left start, held up, never dangerous
in touch, driven halfway, weakened well over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, kept on well
Magical Spirit ran well when runner-up here in April and returned to make most over the trip in September for which he’s up 4lb. ASTRO JAKK (NAP) won first time out at Southwell in March so the lack of a run since just failing to concede 10lb to Nahaarr at Doncaster in May shouldn’t be a problem and he gets the nod. Reckless Endeavour was returning from a long break when a close second here last month so has to be respected and he should take care of third-placed John Kirkup. East Street Revue had dropped to a lowly mark when scoring at Thirsk and though he doesn’t have much experience on the all-weather he’s expected to be suited. Six Strings was unsuited by heavy going last time and is otherwise consistent at this level.
Firmdecisions (IRE) 66-1 (8-10) Held up in rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, never able to challenge, 9th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Buridan (9-3) at Newcastle 6f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
Shallow Hal 10-1 (9-10) Led stands side group, ridden inside final 2f, headed over 1f out, gradually weakened inside final furlong, 18th of 24, 6 1/2l behind Music Society (9-8) at Ayr 6f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Magical Spirit (IRE) 7-2 (9-8) Soon led, edged left over 1f out and inside final furlong held on, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep beating Final Go (9-3) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Six Strings 16-1 (9-4) Taken to post early, tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Gabrial The Devil (9-8) at Catterick 6f hcp (4) hvy in Oct.
Astro Jakk (IRE) 8-1 (9-9) Tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, kept on well towards finish, 2nd of 10, nk behind Nahaarr (9-2) at Doncaster 6f stks (5) gd in May.
John Kirkup 6-1 (9-8) Tracked leader, outpaced well over 1f out, ran on into 3rd close home, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Zamjar (9-5) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Kupa River (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out, 15th of 19, 12l behind Shawaamekh (9-1) at York 7f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Reckless Endeavour (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Zamjar (9-5) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Royal Brave (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) Behind, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Helvetian (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Paddy Power (IRE) 20-1 (8-5) In touch, lost place over 1f out, 11th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Buridan (9-3) at Newcastle 6f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
East Street Revue 9-1 (9-2) Led centre, led overall over 1f out, held on towards finish, won at Thirsk 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Lucky Lucky Man (9-5) by 3/4l, 16 ran.
Camachess (IRE) 66-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Total Commitment (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Galloway Hills 25-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, rallying when not clear run inside final furlong, kept on well, 7th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Zamjar (9-5) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Epeius (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Veered left start, tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on into 2nd inside final 100 yards, no impression with winner, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Futuristic (9-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
