held up towards rear, driven over 2f out, headway and hung left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, led last strides
held up in mid-division, well beaten final 2f
chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed last strides
prominent, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, just held
made most until over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 4th inside final furlong, kept on same pace
prominent, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out
held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, well beaten final 2f
held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final 100 yards, never nearer
NonRunner
Loom Large drops back down in distance after scoring over 1m2f here while Red Hat Eagle is penalised after opening his account at Kempton earlier in the week but is still preferred to stablemate Al Tarfa. CUSACK (NAP) won over track and trip last month and, having been in the mix in a couple of higher grade contests here subsequently, he gets another chance. Cloch Nua returns from a break but hit form at this time last year when completing a double.
Cusack 11-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, headway to challenge over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Panning For Gold (9-3) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Cloch Nua 14-1 (9-11) Towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 12, 5 1/2l behind Elzaam Blue (10-4) at Doncaster 1m hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Loom Large (IRE) 20-1 (9-10) Led, headed after end of first furlong but remained prominent in share of fourth, chased leader 2f out, pushed along when led just inside final furlong, hard pressed inside final 110 yards, ran on and just did enough, game, won at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Oscar Doodle (9-5) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Danielsflyer (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Prominent, raced in third, every chance when chased leaders in third from 2f out, outpaced from 1f out, weakened inside final 110 yards, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Loom Large (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Rory 16-1 (10-0) Slowly into stride, pushed along in rear, never on terms, 9th of 12, 10l behind Kalganov (10-7) at Ayr 7f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Little Ted 11-1 (9-8) Led, ridden and headed over 1f put, no extra well inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 2l behind Ayr Poet (9-10) at Ayr 1m hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Powdering (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Mid-division on inside, headway between horses over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 5th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Chalk Mountain (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Al Tarfa 4-1jfav (9-7) Held up in rear, pushed along over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Creme Chantilly (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Bay Dream Believer (IRE) 4-1 (9-8) Led on far rail, keen before halfway, headed just before 3f out, weakened and dropped to fifth inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Temper Trap (9-13) at Ripon 1m hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Mercurius Power (IRE) 8-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along turning in, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 6 3/4l behind The Pug (9-6) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Asdaa (IRE) 5-1 (9-11) Led, pushed along 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Strangerontheshore (9-11) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Red Hat Eagle 7-2 (9-10) Held up in mid-division, headway on outside 2f out, led over 1f out, hard pressed well inside final furlong, held on well, won at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Intricate Pillar (9-11) by hd, 14 ran.
