pressed leader, pushed along and led over 2f out, soon ridden, edged left final furlong, stayed on gamely
rear mid-division, shaken up and headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, always held, no extra and lost 2nd closing stages
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, chased leaders well over 1f out, stayed on one pace
slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on, not pace to challenge
prominent, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, soon beaten and eased over 1f out
switched right soon after start, in rear, pushed along 2f out, no real progress
mid-division, raced wide, ridden over 2f out, soon dropped away
switched right soon after start, mid-division, pushed along 2f out, ran on final furlong, never a danger
handy, ridden over 2f out, kept on, took 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened tamely
pushed along early to be handy, lost position 5f out, well behind thereafter
tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, keeping on one pace when hampered 2f out, soon weakened
rear mid-division, pushed along 3f out, never involved
Tim Easterby's pair at the bottom of the handicap, Poet's Dawn and Give It Some Teddy, are both course winners who ran well on their comebacks. Shigar has only had five runs and is only 2lb higher than his victory on Polytrack at Lingfield last July. DARKNESS, three times a winner on soft ground in France, has yet to win for David O'Meara but has dropped to a winnable mark and was staying on over 7f on his return to action at Redcar so looks the one to beat. Oh Herberts Reign is on a long losing run but has dropped to a lowly mark as a consequence and isn't out of this.
Isla Kai (IRE) 9-2fav (9-12) Led far side group until over 1f out, soon weakened, 18th of 22, dist behind Harswell Duke (9-3) at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) hvy in Apr.
Scottish Summit (IRE) 25-1 (9-8) Raced centre, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Point Lynas (9-9) at Newcastle 1m hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Darkness (FR) 9-1 (9-6) Mid-division, waiting for room over 2f out, ridden along and good headway when in clear over 1f out, went second inside final furlong, kept on but not pace of winner, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind The Cookstown Cafu (8-10) at Redcar 7f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Another Batt (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Close up, shaken up over 2f out, soon ridden along, led briefly over 1f out, soon headed, weakening when bit short of room inside final furlong, no extra final 110yds, 8th of 14, 5l behind The Cookstown Cafu (8-10) at Redcar 7f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Blenheim Boy (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 8th of 14, 7 1/4l behind Al Mubhir (9-10) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Diamondonthehill 4-1 (9-10) Led, soon headed, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Belhaven (9-1) at Redcar 1m hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Makeen 14-1 (9-11) Prominent near side, going okay 2f out, soon pushed along and weakened rapidly, 11th of 13, 6 3/4l behind Roudemental (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Shigar (IRE) 6-4 (9-7) Close up, pushed along and headway to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Yantarni (9-9) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Perseverants (FR) 10-1 (8-11) Held up in mid-division, driven along over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened, 12th of 14, 9 3/4l behind The Cookstown Cafu (8-10) at Redcar 7f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Garden Oasis 28-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden along 3f out, weakened gradually from over 2f out, 14th of 19, 20 1/2l behind Yanifer (9-9) at York 7f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Oh Herberts Reign (IRE) 9-4fav (9-9) In touch, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, staying when not much room inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Sly Madam (9-11) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Poet's Dawn 8-1 (8-13) Raced wide early, tracked leaders, every chance 2f out, soon lost 2nd, hung right and outpaced over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, lost 3rd post, 4th of 8, 2l behind Cockalorum (9-5) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Give It Some Teddy 33-1 (8-12) Held up off the pace in last trio, some late headway, never on terms, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Maysong (9-0) at Redcar 1m hcp (3) sft in Apr.
