held up, headway over 1f out, ran on into 2nd inside final furlong, never reached winner
rider was slow to remove hood and lost many lengths at start, no danger after
always prominent, every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
led, soon joined, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong
in touch, headway halfway, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat
in touch, headway over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace
chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten
mid-division, headway halfway, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace closing stages
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
This looks wide-open but Commander Han has been running well off higher marks on both Turf and Polytrack. He was probably given too much to do last month at Chelmsford and makes his debut for a new yard that’s going well, though his having a first try over 5f. Tathmeen only beat BE PROUD by a neck here two runs ago and the runner-up now re-opposes on 2lb better terms so is entitled to turn the tables. He also finished ahead of Landing Night here at the start of the month. A hood replaces the usual cheekpieces on Followthesteps but Ivan Furtado’s gelding hasn’t raced since third at Hamilton in June.
Commander Han (FR) 25-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Dominus (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Followthesteps (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Behind, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not reach front pair, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Music Society (9-4) at Hamilton 5f hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Big Les (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Led, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 10, 14 1/4l behind Colonel Frank (9-5) at Nottingham 5f hcp (4) hvy in Nov.
Gowanbuster 7-1 (9-1) Led, ridden inside final 2f, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, gradually weakened final 100 yards, 9th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Firmdecisions (9-7) at Carlisle 6f hcp (4) gf in May.
Camachess (IRE) 40-1 (8-13) Went left start, held up, never dangerous, 13th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Paddy Power (9-1) at Newcastle 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Jonboy 33-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Lucky Lodge (8-13) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Tathmeen (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, headway on inside over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Spirited Guest (9-6) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Landing Night (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, keeping on when badly hampered and bumped towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1/2l behind Qaaraat (8-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Shepherd's Purse 8-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 11, 1/4l behind Lethal Angel (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Be Proud (IRE) 3-1fav (8-12) Off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, swerved badly right towards finish, headed post, 2nd of 13, shd behind Qaaraat (8-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Penny Pot Lane 10-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, every chance over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Summer Daydream (9-10) at Newcastle 6f hcp fll (5) pol in Nov.
