slowly away, in rear on near side, ridden over 2f out, faded over 1f out
restrained towards rear and switched towards near side, some headway under pressure 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader on near side, ridden over 2f out, close up entering final furlong, led close home, ran on strongly
behind leaders in centre group, headway between horses 3f out, ridden and switched left 2f out, ran on final furlong
prominent on near side, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
close up in centre group, ridden over 2f out, in contention entering final furlong, faded final furlong
held up and switched towards near side, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced near side, quickly away and led overall, clear leader when ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure, headed close home
held up in centre group, headway halfway, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
led centre group but behind overall leaders, ridden and no impression over 2f out, faded final furlong
awkward start, held up towards rear on near side, ridden 2f out, rapid headway on near rail over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong but no chance with leading pair
Look Out Louis landed a lower grade sprint over track and trip with Lucky Lodge well beaten in second but is 6lb higher. Be Proud also faces a tougher task after scoring over the minimum trip here and GUNMETAL is preferred. The latter is closely matched with both Tathmeen and previous winner Fantasy Keeper on recent running here and looks to have finally fallen far enough down the weights to get his head back in front. Gloves Lynch is another on the slide and may prove best of the rest back over this shorter trip.
Wasntexpectingthat 10-1 (9-6) Pulled hard and prominent early, steadied into mid-division, over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 12, 11 3/4l behind Astro Jakk (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Katheefa (USA) 50-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 12, 9 3/4l behind Astro Jakk (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Shallow Hal 4-1 (9-11) In touch towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 10, 6 1/2l behind War Defender (9-8) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Gunmetal (IRE) 17-2 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 12, 1/2l behind Astro Jakk (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Oakenshield (IRE) 40-1 (8-9) Prominent in centre, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after, 14th of 16, 13 1/4l behind Alben Spirit (8-7) at York 6f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Fantasy Keeper 11-2 (9-1) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final 100 yards, 7th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Astro Jakk (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Gloves Lynch 3-1cfav (9-7) Dwelt, mid-division on inside, headway and switched right over 1f out, kept on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Highfield Princess (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Look Out Louis 9-2 (9-3) Close up on near side, ridden to lead entering final furlong, quickened clear close home, ran on well, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec beating Lucky Lodge (9-4) by 2 1/4l, 8 ran.
Tathmeen (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ran on inside final furlong, went 4th close home, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Iconic Knight (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Egrecio 11-2 (9-12) Tracked leading pair until ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 7, 20 1/4l behind Gravity Force (9-11) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Lucky Lodge 17-2 (9-4) Led narrowly, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, eased final strides, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Look Out Louis (9-3) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Be Proud (IRE) 13-2 (8-13) Behind, not clear run from over 1f out until inside final furlong, ran on strongly, led towards finish, won at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov beating Modular Magic (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
