close up, ridden 2f out, no impression
pulled hard led 2f, tracked leader until led again 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on
led after 2f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
always in rear
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on one pace
in rear, not clear run from over 2f out, switched left 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out
close up, chased leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out
mid-division, held when short of room over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
slow into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, driven to press winner inside final furlong, held near finish
SNOW BAY made a brave bid to land his hat-trick in the Thirsk Hunt Cup last time but found Justonefortheroad a length too good. Dandy Nicholls' charge can take this if running up to a similar level as he had Space War back in third with Charlie Cool, Collateral Damage, Kiwi Bay and Dream Lodge all well behind on that occasion. Sarrsar could prove the main threat on his reappearance as the Godolphin gelding won three times last year, though both handicap wins came over a longer trip. Amethyst Dawn looks likely to find the fast ground against her but Kay Gee Be has place claims off his current mark.
Sarrsar 7-2fav (9-10) Tracked leaders, chased leader 2f out ridden to lead 1f out, just held on, all out, won at Newmarket 1m 1f hcap (2) sft in Oct beating Lost In The Moment (9-9) by shd, 15 ran.
Snow Bay 11-2 (9-1) Led,strongly challenged 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, stayed on well, not pace of winner, 2nd of 15, 1l behind Justonefortheroad (8-8) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Space War 40-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on well, never able to challenge, 3rd of 15, 2l behind Justonefortheroad (8-8) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Kiwi Bay 28-1 (9-2) Always behind, 12th of 15, 8l behind Justonefortheroad (8-8) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Dream Lodge (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Mid-division, under pressure halfway, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 15, 7l behind Justonefortheroad (8-8) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Mr Rainbow 12-1 (9-12) Raced wide, in touch, ridden over 3f out, short of room approaching 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 11, 10l behind Jeannie Galloway (8-9) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in Aug.
Charlie Cool 25-1 (8-9) Behind, some late headway, never dangerous, 8th of 15, 5l behind Justonefortheroad (8-8) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Amethyst Dawn (IRE) 10-1 (8-7) Mid-division on inside, shuffled back behind weakening rival and lost place over 2f out, headway on inside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest at finish but never able to challenge, 6th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Kyllachy Star (8-13) at Chester 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gf.
Kay Gee Be (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Led center group until ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 19, 6l behind Green Destiny (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcap (2) gf in Apr.
Collateral Damage (IRE) 28-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, driven along over 2f out, staying on same pace when and no chance when not clear run and switched right inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 8l behind Kyllachy Star (8-13) at Chester 1m hcp 0-105 (2) gf.
Greyfriarschorista 14-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, soon lost place, 13th of 14, 20l behind Merchant Of Medici (8-10) at Kempton 1m hcp (0-90) (3) pol.
Dubai Dynamo 9-2 (8-13) Hampered start, held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong ran on well, won at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Apr beating Everymanforhimself (9-3) by 1l, 12 ran.
The Osteopath (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 7th of 11, 5l behind Docofthebay (9-0) at Ayr 7f hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sep.
