reared start, held up in touch, closed from 3f out, ridden to challenge from over 1f out, stayed on, no impression on winner towards finish
prominent, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
held up in rear, raced keenly, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, ridden out
prominent, lost place over 2f out
soon in touch, closed over 4f out, ridden 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards
led, driven and headed inside final furlong, stayed on, held towards finish
Supreme Power finished well ahead of Urban Spirit when placed in a handicap here last time and is weighted to beat the latter again in this. But MECCABAH should have the measure of both on these terms having gone close in a maiden at Wolverhampton recently. Ambrosia failed to land the odds at Carlisle back in September while Valley Of Light has been well beaten in both starts to date but the newcomer Middle Creek is related to a host of smart winners and should be noted for the Gosden yard.
Servo (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Reared start, always towards rear, 12th of 14, 20 1/4l behind Break The Silence (8-6) at Redcar 7f hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Supreme Power (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Tifl (9-1) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Urban Spirit (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Tifl (9-1) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Ambrosia 8-11fav (9-0) Towards rear, headway 3f out, went 3rd over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 8 1/2l behind Old China (9-8) at Catterick 7f mdn stks (5) gs in Sep.
Dream Destroyer (IRE) 125-1 (9-0) Dwelt in touch, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 10 1/4l behind Bobby Joe Leg (9-5) at Newcastle 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Middle Creek Poet's Voice filly out of Mezzogiorno.
Valley Of Light 9-4 (9-0) A little slowly into stride, soon pressing leader, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 15l behind Spinning Melody (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Meccabah (FR) 11-10fav (9-0) Tracked leaders, chase winner 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Ciaoadiosimdone (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Nov.