restless in stalls, slowly into stride, always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
quickly away, made all soon clear and always travelling, pushed clear final furlong, ran on well, unchallenged
off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, no extra and lost places close home
restless in stalls, chased leaders, went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final 150 yards, no extra and just held on for 3rd
held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final 150 yards, no chance with winner
off the pace towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
held up towards rear, headway near side rail over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
chased leaders near side rail, hung left and weakened over 1f out
steadied and switched right start, held up and behind, never involved
chased leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong
off the pace and always towards rear
off the pace towards rear of mid-division, headway far side of group inside final 2f, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
restless in stalls, chased leader until pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
A high draw is a bonus here so The Bell Conductor, who ended last year completing a double at Southwell, has it all to do on his return to action from stall 1. MANY A STAR is well positioned in 13 and though all of his four career victories have been on Turf over 6f he shows good pace throughout and dropping to the minimum shouldn't be a problem. Show Me Show Me is also well berthed and had been going well on Turf before battling to a short-head success here three weeks ago. He's up 3lb but should get into contention along with Faustus, who was only a head behind. Irish raider Elanora carried a huge weight when runner-up on the beach at Laytown.
Navello 14-1 (9-2) Dwelt raced wide in touch, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 15, 2 3/4l behind Cuban Breeze (9-0) at Windsor 6f hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Many A Star (IRE) 9-4fav (9-3) Chased leaders, plugged on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Whenthedealinsdone (9-6) at Ascot 5f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
The Bell Conductor (IRE) 15-8fav (9-11) Close up, led over 3f out, pressed under 2f out, shaken up and extended advantage over 1f out, ran on well and pulled away close home, comfortably, won at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec beating Show Me A Sunset (9-5) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Neptunian (IRE) 7-2 (9-10) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, beaten over 1f out, 8th of 10, 10 3/4l behind Chipstead (9-10) at Sandown 5f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Faustus 7-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon joined, headed towards finish, 3rd of 10, hd behind Show Me Show Me (9-2) at Newcastle 5f hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Swayze 10-1 (9-2) Held up, headway between horses when carried right and bumped inside final 2f, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 5th of 10, 4l behind Whenthedealinsdone (9-6) at Ascot 5f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Stone Of Destiny 8-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along and led over 2f out, ridden 1f out, headed over 110 yards out and faded, 4th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Temple Bruer (9-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Show Me Show Me 15-2 (9-2) In touch, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, joined leaders inside final furlong, ridden to lead towards finish, won at Newcastle 5f hcp (3) pol in Aug beating Mattice (9-2) by shd, 10 ran.
Muker (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Look Out Louis (9-2) at Haydock 5f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Be Proud (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) In touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 7th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Show Me Show Me (9-2) at Newcastle 5f hcp (3) pol in Aug.
Kape Moss 9-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden and led narrowly over 1f out, sustained duel with winner inside last, headed on line, 2nd of 12, shd behind Mattice (8-10) at Doncaster 5f hcp (3) gf in Aug.
Ginger Jam 25-1 (9-10) In rear, pushed along over 3f out, made no impression, 8th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Eeh Bah Gum (9-3) at Haydock 5f hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Marnie James 10-1 (9-2) In rear, ridden 2f out, never in contention, 6th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Chipstead (9-10) at Sandown 5f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Elanora (IRE) 3-1fav (10-11) Tracked leaders, 2nd and pushed along under 2f out, soon ridden and no impression on winner final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Pretty Smart (10-10) at Laytown 6f hcp pol in Sep.
