tracked leader, raced freely, led over 5f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened final furlong
behind, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, soon hung left, ran on towards finish, just failed
tracked leaders, weakened over 3f out, pulled up
keen in touch, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway when not clear run over 1f out, soon switched left, ran on to lead last strides
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms
steadied start, mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
in touch, under pressure over 2f out, soon lost place
led until over 5f out, led again over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed last strides
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Allux Boy won at Wolverhampton last week and carries 6lb extra and Safrani is penalised for an earlier success at the same track though has been beaten since. CLARY (NAP) has slid down the weights since joining Alistair Willans and was beaten only a nose over track and trip last time. She looks set to score off her current mark and gets the nod. Silk Mill Blue won over a shorter trip here earlier while Mossy's Lodge was placed over 7f in this lowly grade at Catterick recently.
Allux Boy (IRE) 3-1fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, lost place 6f out, headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, led close home, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Caledonia Laird (9-6) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Safrani (IRE) 5-2 (9-3) Mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Arrowzone (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Miss Bates 14-1 (9-5) Steadied start, mid-division, weakened well over 1f out, 10th of 14, 12 1/2l behind Supreme Power (9-6) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Peak Hill 7-1 (9-5) Close up, pushed along 3f out, kept on one pace, final furlong, 4th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Dor's Law (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Splash Of Verve (IRE) 6-1 (10-8) Held up behind, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, never threatened leaders, 5th of 13, 9l behind Maldonado (11-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Jul.
Silk Mill Blue 8-1 (8-11) Raced keenly, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 4th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Harry George (9-3) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Clary (IRE) 5-1 (8-9) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on, headed post, 2nd of 12, shd behind Top Offer (9-2) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Dark Confidant (IRE) 50-1 (8-10) Held up in mid-division, niggled along 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, soon behind, 10th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Laughton (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Twiggy 4-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 11 1/2l behind Little Pippin (8-7) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (6) sft in Sep.
Grand Company (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) Held up and behind, niggled along over 2f out, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Muneyra (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Sunhill Lad (IRE) 40-1 (8-13) Tracked winner, driven 3f out, driven 3f out, lost place when ridden over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 14, 9 1/2l behind See The Sea (8-12) at Redcar 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Oct.
Mossy's Lodge 16-1 (9-3) Raced wide in touch, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 14, 1 3/4l behind Plucky Dip (9-3) at Catterick 7f hcp (7) gf in Oct.
My Valentino (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Dwelt, behind, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace, 9th of 15, 6 1/4l behind Vallarta (9-1) at Hamilton 6f hcp (6) sft in Sep.
Strategic (IRE) 28-1 (8-12) Led after 1f, headed narrowly over 3f out, lost place when ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 18 1/4l behind Redarna (9-7) at Ayr 7f hcp (6) gs in Oct.