behind, good headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders and every chance over 1f out, keeping on same pace in 3rd and held when hit on face with rivals whip inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, headway towards inside 2f out, ridden and chased leaders over 1f out, hung left under pressure and weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway to 3rd over 2f out, riden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
behind, headway on wide outside 2f out, led over 1f out, strongly pressed and held on gamely towards finish
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, eased well over 1f out, tailed off
chased leadrs, ridden to lead on inside over 2f out, headed over 1f out, chased winner until inside final furlong, no extra
chased leadrs, ridden halfway, weakened over 3f out, eased, tailed off
chased leaders, ridden on outside 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
towards rear, continually denied clear run on inside from 3f out, plenty to do when hampered 2f out, staying on when switched left over 1f out, rapid headway to chase winner inside final furlong, hung right and kept on towards finish
slowly into stride, behind, ridden along on outside 2f out, never on terms
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no progress
unseated rider as stalls opened
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly well over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden on inside 2f out, no prgress over 1f out
behind most of way, strugging in rear over 2f out, never a factor
Nonrunner
Chosen Character is the only C&D winner and has gradually dropped back to a winnable mark being 2lb lower than his victory here last May. Flying Applause appreciated dropping back to a mile on soft ground at Leicester and won convincingly though a 6lb rise won't help. Watts Up Son ended his last campaign with a victory on soft going at Nottingham when First Class Favour was behind and, though he's had two poor runs over timber subsequently, he's not out of this on his reappearance. Law To Himself won over 1m2f at Redcar in November and is another to note but a chance is taken on EDMAAJ. He looked potentially useful in three juvenile starts for Barry Hills but didn't race last year and has joined David O'Meara, who has a tremendous record with similar types.
Chosen Character (IRE) 9-1 (9-7) Behind, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 5th of 13, 6l behind Solar Spirit (9-6) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Myboyalfie (USA) 2-1fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon one pace, 4th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Imprimis Tagula (9-4) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Mar.
Icy Blue 16-1 (9-4) Mid-division on outside, outpaced when hung left 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 10l behind Solar Spirit (9-6) at Catterick 7f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Flying Applause 25-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, headway to lead over 2f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Leicester 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft beating Save The Bees (9-0) by 3 1/2l, 14 ran.
Camerooney 20-1 (9-7) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, soon every chance until edged left under pressure over 1f out, weakened 1f out, 11th of 17, 12l behind Media Hype (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Watts Up Son 8-1 (8-11) Made all, soon clear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on gamely, won at Nottingham 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Nov beating Uncle Dermot (9-2) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Cheylesmore (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Chased clear leader, closed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 2 1/2l behind Spinning Ridge (9-1) at Kempton 7f clm stks 0-75 (6) pol in Mar.
Diablo Dancer 5-1 (8-13) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 8th of 18, 9l behind Blues Jazz (8-12) at York 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Sep.
Edmaaj (IRE) 5-6fav (9-3) Tracked winner, challenged over 3f out, ridden to lead narrowly 1f out, headed narrowly final 50 yards, kept on, just held, 2nd of 5, shd behind Ibsaar (9-3) at Chester 7f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Sep '10.
Opus Maximus (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Held up mid-division, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Red Somerset (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Brockfield 7-2fav (9-2) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, chased winner, no impression, lost 2nd final 100 yards, weakened and lost 2 places closing stages, 5th of 17, 7l behind Media Hype (9-2) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Law To Himself (IRE) 9-1 (9-6) Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well towards finish, won at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Nov beating Tapis Libre (9-1) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
On The Cusp (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, eased over 3f out, virtually pulled up, last of 14, well behind Flying Applause (9-4) at Leicester 1m hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
First Class Favour (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Toymaker (9-4) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gd.
Valley Tiger 8-1 (8-13) Pulled hard tracking leaders, switched right 8f out, led 7f out, headed over 3f out, chased leader until inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 14l behind Aldedash (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hacp 0-70 (5) pol.
Shadowtime 11-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon hampered and lost place, no impression after, 7th of 17, 6l behind Imaginary World (9-1) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Sep.
