tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish
led, headed over 1f out, lost 2nd place towards finish when no extra
in rear, ridden over 2f out, one pace and no impression
Hard To Handel hasn't won since landing a Windsor handicap last summer and though he's put in the occasional good performance and takes a big drop in class he's not one to take a short price about. DALEELAK was a 40/1 chance in a Yarmouth handicap last month but belied his odds with a fair effort and he gets enough weight from the likely favourite to be handed the vote. Highwayman ran his best race to date on Fibresand at Southwell in March and that could be his surface while Frivolous Prince has been beaten in sellers.
Hard To Handel 5-1 (9-4) Always towards rear, 11th of 13, 6 1/2l behind Red Paladin (9-3) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Highwayman 33-1 (8-10) Chased leader, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 19 1/2l behind War Department (9-2) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
Daleelak (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Raced wide, prominent, ridden and hung right to join winner 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Pendo (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Frivolous Prince (IRE) 6-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, not clear run inside final furlong and switched right, ran on, 3rd of 15, 1 3/4l behind Fast On (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Oct.