held up in rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never near leaders
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never involved
chased leader, ridden 2f out, soon every chance until edged left under pressure over 1f out, weakened 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, pushed along on inside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, headway to track leaders travelling well 2f out, not clearest of runs and switched left to inside well over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on under pressure to 3rd towards finish
always behind, never a factor
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased winner, no impression, lost 2nd final 100 yards, weakened and lost 2 places closing stages
held up in mid-division, headway on outside under pressure 2f out, hung left and led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, kept on strongly
raced wide in mid-division, weakened over 3f out
mid-division, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to 4th closing stages, not pace to threaten
towards rear, ridden and no progress over 2f out
mid-division, ridden on outside over 3f out, soon beaten, tailed off
always rear-division, never a factor
chased leading pair, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with easy winner
took keen hold, towards rear when steadied off heels 8f out, headway and hung left from over 1f out, plugged on past beten horses inside final furlong
Veiled Applause had a pipe-opener at Doncaster 10 days ago and should strip fitter here while Camerooney and Odin's Raven represent the in-form Brian Ellison and the latter won a decent handicap at York last summer, though may need further than this. Silvestre De Sousa is an interesting booking for Brockfield, a winner at Southwell in November, but DARING INDIAN has been contesting better races than this on the Polytrack lately and Ian Williams' lightly-raced gelding can get off the mark on turf here. Thunderstruck is potentially very well treated on turf and looks a better bet than Ay Tay Tate while the handicapper has relinquished his grip on Goldenveil and he should be winning soon at this level, though has a high draw to overcome today.
Odin's Raven (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Held up in rear, not clear run and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, switched right, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Jewelled Dagger (9-0) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Spanish Plume 10-1 (9-5) Keen early prominent, led over 2f out, ridden 2 lengths clear over 1f out, stayed on, won at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov beating Love Your Looks (8-11) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Daring Indian 7-1 (8-10) Towards rear, plugged on inside final furlong no threat, 7th of 10, 11l behind Tappanappa (9-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Camerooney 40-1 (9-8) Led centre group, merged with far side 5f out, close up, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 22, 12l behind Arabian Star (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Amazing Blue Sky 25-1 (8-10) With leader early, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 13th of 16, 27l behind West End Lad (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Mar.
Gala Casino Star (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Green Wadi (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Doctor Zhivago 33-1 (9-3) Always behind, last of 15, 37l behind Jonny Lesters Hair (9-3) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep.
Goldenveil (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 9, 9l behind Spanish Plume (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Brockfield 5-1 (9-0) Made all, set steady pace, ridden over 2f out, stayed on gamely, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Nov beating Waahej (9-5) by 1l, 7 ran.
Media Hype 6-1 (9-5) Dwelt, tracked leader in chasing group, went 2nd over 4f out until 2f out, stayed on to lead final 50 yards, won at Yarmouth 1m 3f app hcp (6) gf in Jun beating Miss Whippy (8-2) by hd, 6 ran.
Pertuis (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Dwelt, held up behind, some headway over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 16, 14l behind Zafranagar (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Mar.
Veiled Applause 6-1fav (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on and no impression, 4th of 16, 6l behind Zafranagar (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Mar.
Tapis Libre 25-1 (9-1) In touch, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Law To Himself (9-6) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Nov.
Thunderstruck 9-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride and pushed along towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace of leaders, 6th of 13, 7l behind Patriotic (8-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
The Lock Master (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Held up, ridden over 4f out, some headway over 1f out, never a factor, 6th of 9, 8l behind Storm Hawk (8-13) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp 0-95 (3) fbs in Mar.
Ay Tay Tate (IRE) 10-3 (8-13) Led early, tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Copper Canyon (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Sartingo (IRE) 15-2 (9-4) Held up mid-division on inner, headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 16, 13l behind Zafranagar (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f app hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Mar.
