steadied start, held up in rear, headway going well when not much room 2f out, went 2nd and looked to be cruising over 1f out, pushed up to challenge inside final furlong, ridden towards finish, held close home
held up towards rear, stayed on from 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with front pair
held up in mid-division, ridden and effort 2f out, 4th inside final furlong, no chance with front pair
chased leaders, closed 3f out, led 2f out, driven over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, held on well
held up in touch in mid-division, effort 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, weakened from over 2f out
held up towards rear, pulled hard, headway over 3f out, weakened from over 1f out
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out
led, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
NonRunner
ROYAL ADVICE beat a subsequent winner when scoring over 6f here on his handicap debut. Pedigree suggests this extra furlong should not be a problem and he’s preferred to Balearic. The latter is fitted with headgear for his handicap bow while several return to action with a shout. That includes Air To Air, a runner-up over today’s trip at Redcar back in September, while Kats Bob and the ex-Irish Ginato have both placed over 6f with the latter debuting for new connections.
Air To Air 4-6fav (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, smooth headway to contest the lead 2f out, kept on but headed 1f out, no match for the winner final furlong, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Freak Out (9-5) at Redcar 7f (5) gd in Sep.
Grantley (IRE) 11-1 (8-6) Midfield, niggled along over 3f out, ridden along over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Conservatoire (8-8) at Doncaster 7f (3) hvy in Oct.
Kats Bob 9-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out,, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Intrusive (9-5) at Ayr 6f stks (5) hvy in Oct.
Royal Advice (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, pushed along and switched left over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Feb beating The Hulk (9-7) by hd, 8 ran.
Balearic (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, headway from over 1f out, went fourth inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Dragon Symbol (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Midnight Poppy (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) In touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, 8th of 10, 16 3/4l behind Third Kingdom (9-2) at Newcastle 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Musaytir (IRE) 18-1 (9-6) Prominent, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 2 3/4l behind Doctor Churchill (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Blue Hero (CAN) 16-1 (8-2) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Double Dealing (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
The Mousen Champ 33-1 (8-0) Midfield, ridden and weakened 2f out, last of 7, 10 1/2l behind Atalis Bay (9-9) at Haydock 5f (2) gs in Sep.
Iron Sheriff (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Mid-division on inner early, dropped to rear of mid-division at halfway, ridden entering straight, weakened, last of 14, 10 1/2l behind Going Global (9-7) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Nov.
Ginato (IRE) 9-2fav (9-12) Slowly away, soon in touch on inner, 3rd 3f out, closed and ridden over 1f out, dropped to 4th under 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Flying Rock (9-5) at Dundalk 7f hcp pol in Dec.
