wore hood to post, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon unable to quicken, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, went 2nd and challenged 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, strongly pressed near finish, all out
wore hood to post, held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
slowly away, badly outpaced in rear, headway over 1f out, running on when not clearest of runs inside final furlong, never able to challenge
raced near side rail, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
steadied start, held up in mid-division, headway out wide inside final 2f, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge
raced near side rail, chased leader, led soon after halfway, ridden and narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied near finish, just failed
went down early and wore hood to post, raced out wide more towards centre, with leaders, hung right inside final 2f, weakened quickly soon after, behind and eased final furlong
chased leaders, shaken up and unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slight lead, headed soon after halfway, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders in centre, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, rallied out wide over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
steadied start, held up off the pace in last pair, headway when not clear run and switched right 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
NonRunner
Popmaster won twice last summer and ran in top handicaps the last twice while GALE FORCE MAYA followed victories at Pontefract and here before beaten a short-head in a Listed contest over this track and trip. Chipstead went from landing a Class 5 handicap at Bath to completing a hat-trick there at this level, all on fast ground. He's lightly-raced and likely to improve further while Dancinginthewoods is only 1lb higher than when scoring on the July Course last summer. Bergerac has race-fitness on his side and the faster the ground the better while Strike Red was in very good form for most of last season.
Popmaster (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) In rear, headway over 2f out, hampered inside final furlong, kept on, 7th of 21, 4l behind Volatile Analyst (9-2) at York 6f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Gale Force Maya 9-2 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 13, shd behind She Do (9-0) at Newmarket 6f lst fll stks (1) gd in Oct.
Stone Of Destiny (8-10) 13th of 14, 13 1/2l behind Batwan (8-10) at Meydan 6f stks gd in Jan.
Strike Red (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Awkward start, towards rear, headway when not much room over 2f out, kept on, never dangerous, 9th of 21, 7l behind Volatile Analyst (9-2) at York 6f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Beyond Equal 7-1 (9-0) Raced keenly chasing leaders on inside, switched left inside final 2f, ran on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Kempton 6f hcp (3) pol in Nov beating Marks Bear (8-9) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Raatea 14-1 (9-6) Held up in centre to near side, headway halfway, some late minor headway, never dangerous, 10th of 17, 6 1/2l behind Chairmanoftheboard (9-6) at Haydock 6f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Bergerac (IRE) 9-2fav (9-1) Prominent in centre, ridden and disputed lead over 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, lost second final strides, 3rd of 18, 2 1/4l behind Bernardo O'Reilly (8-10) at Doncaster 6f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Ostilio 33-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride and went right start, always in rear, 8th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Alrehb (9-5) at Lingfield 7f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Chipstead 9-4fav (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at Bath 6f hcp (2) fm in Sep beating Ruby Cottage (8-3) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Boogie Time (IRE) 9-2 (10-1) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, every chance over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 11, 1/2l behind Touchwood (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Full Authority (IRE) 10-1 (8-6) In touch on inner, headway over 1f out, soon chased leaders, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 3l behind Whittle Le Woods (8-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Dancinginthewoods 6-1 (9-3) Close up, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon headed, kept on one pace, 4th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Natural Path (9-5) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Punchbowl Flyer (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Led pair racing towards near side, chased leaders, ridden and weakened inside final 2f,, 14th of 15, 17 3/4l behind King's Lynn (9-6) at Doncaster 6f lst stks (1) sft in Nov.
