steadied start, took keen hold in rear, pushed along and headway in side final furlong, ran on to go 2nd close home
in rear, pushed along over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
keen to post, tracked leader, ridden and weakened entering final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
in touch, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish
led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, weakened towards finish
short of room soon after start, in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, headed towards finish, lost 2nd close home
close up, pushed along over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
always towards rear, never on terms
NonRunner
Plenty with claims including Be Proud, who had earlier finished ahead of Landing Night when runner-up here before running well again in a tougher sprint last time. Swiss Connection scored over track and trip on his penultimate start but Rockley Point’s recent victory came in a lowly classified contest. Mutabaahy is penalised for winning at Wolverhampton and YOUNG TIGER is upped a further 6lb after scoring at Southwell but there looks more to come from Tom Tate’s progressive sprinter, who has now won three of his last four starts including a victory over course and distance.
Young Tiger 4-1 (9-2) Steadied start, close up, headway and every chance over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Honey Gg (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Jan Van Hoof (IRE) 12-1 (9-13) Always behind, 10th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Penny Pot Lane (9-8) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Swiss Connection 4-1fav (9-3) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 14, 3 1/4l behind Tathmeen (9-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Arishka (IRE) 50-1 (9-6) Chased leader, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 10l behind Phoenix Star (8-9) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Landing Night (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Chookie Dunedin (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Be Proud (IRE) 5-1 (8-8) Mid-division, headway halfway, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace closing stages, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Big Les (9-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Piazon 11-1 (9-4) Slowly away towards rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor, 7th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Young Tiger (9-2) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Mutabaahy (IRE) 3-1 (9-4) Awkward start, chased leaders, lost a few places over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Sir Hector (9-1) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Qaaraat 7-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, hampered well over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Mutabaahy (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Burtonwood 11-1 (8-9) Close up, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 7 1/4l behind Queen Of Kalahari (9-0) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Rockley Point 9-4fav (9-0) Made most, ridden out, won at Newcastle 5f stks (6) pol in Dec beating Lord Of The Glen (9-0) by 3/4l, 14 ran.
Peters Pudding (IRE) 28-1 (9-5) Keen tracked leader until halfway, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Sherpa Trail (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (6) pol in Dec.
Kyllachy Warrior (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Quickly away, led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Bedtime Bella (9-3) at Southwell 6f stks (5) pol in Nov.
