hampered start, held up in mid-division, headway and switched left over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish
bumped start, always towards rear
chased leaders, hung right and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
edged left start, led, driven over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra close home
carried left start, prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra from over 1f out
bumped start, mid-division, no impression final 2f
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, hanging left over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, headway and switched right inside 2f out, led entering final furlong, ridden out
towards rear, driven and no impression over 2f out
bumped start, prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
edged right start, held up, headway and not much room on stands rail over 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd close home
Zuffolo beat Leodis Dream a neck over track and trip last month though the latter has been well beaten since. Whisky Mcgonagall won a maiden race at Musselburgh in May but hasn’t raced since and another chance goes to PEPSI CAT, who has gone close in three subsequent starts since winning at Bath earlier. The Caltonian has been in good form over 7f but faces a more difficult task in this.
Treacherous 13-2 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, ran on same pace, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Bergerac (9-9) at Newcastle 5f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Ballyare 50-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway far side of group chasing leaders over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved, 6th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Ramiro (8-9) at Ayr 6f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
New Hope Bullet (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Restless in stalls, went right start, off the pace in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced and weakened, 8th of 10, 10l behind Cover Up (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Night On Earth (IRE) 28-1 (8-4) Led, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Probe (9-7) at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Zuffolo (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along and switched left approaching final furlong, soon ridden , ran on to lead towards finish, won at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Leodis Dream (9-6) by nk, 11 ran.
So Grateful 10-1 (9-5) Outpaced in rear, reminders halfway, headway near side rail and plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved, 5th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Khabib (9-8) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Leodis Dream (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Chased leader until ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 5l behind Khabib (9-8) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Whisky McGonagall (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Edged right start, prominent, led over 2f out, stayed on well, driven out, won at Musselburgh 5f mdn stks (5) gs in May beating Daley T (9-7) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Pepsi Cat (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd out wide and kept on inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Pop Dancer (9-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Wasdale 9-1 (9-4) Midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon switched left, slightly hampered entering final furlong, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Leodis Dream (9-9) at Beverley 5f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Captain's Bar 18-1 (9-3) Raced keenly, chased leaders far side of group, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final 2f, 10th of 11, 7l behind Khabib (9-8) at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
The Caltonian 8-11fav (10-0) Took keen hold, prominent, pushed along over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, soon ridden, no extra and held by winner, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Guiteau (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
