held up in mid-division, headway 3 out, went 2nd briefly before not fluent 2 out, stayed on same pace from last, no impression on winner, went 2nd again towards finish
tracked leaders, went 2nd briefly after 3 out, outpaced before next, soon weakened
led, ridden and headed approaching last, no impression on winner flat, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish
held up in rear, closed after 4th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
tracked leaders on outside, lost place 5th, well beaten after 3 out, pulled up before next
towards rear, ridden after 3rd, behind 5th, pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, led before last, clear flat, ran on well
mid-division, headway when not fluent 3 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out, 4th and no impression when not fluent last
tracked leader until after 3 out, weakened before next
held up in mid-division, outpaced after 5th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next
not fluent 1st, always behind, tailed off
MIXBOY remains unexposed over timber after scoring over course and distance and can defy a rise in the weights. Both Divine Port and Fair Loch won their penultimate starts but a step up in class proved beyond them last time and they will be more at home at this level. Shout It Aloud was getting closer before blundering his way around Stratford and failing to complete while Perseid won here in September but has struggled off higher marks since.
Mixboy (FR) 9-2 (11-11) Held up mid-division, led 3 out, clear before last, kept on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Dec beating Sailors Warn (11-11) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran.
Divine Port (USA) 11-2 (10-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 2 out, no extra from last, 5th of 10, 21 1/4l behind One For Harry (11-7) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Fair Loch 16-1 (11-4) Led, clear until 3rd, clear 5th until before 3 out, headed after 3 out, weakened flat, 5th of 11, 24l behind Tara Flow (11-1) at Leicester 2m hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Telex Du Berlais (FR) 25-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, under pressure and well beaten in 5th when fell 4 out, at Wetherby 1m 7f (4) sft in Nov.
Shout It Aloud 7-2 (11-1) Led, soon clear, mistake 3rd, headed 3 out, weakening when mistake next, pulled up before last, at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Walser (IRE) 9-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, mistake 1st, in mid-division and weakening when fell 5 out, at Wetherby 2m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Card Game (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Mid-division, tracked leaders 3 out, one pace 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 11, 16 3/4l behind Divine Port (11-10) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Orchard Road (USA) 9-2 (11-7) Mid-division, tracked leaders 5th, one pace in 3rd approaching 2 out, soon ridden, weakened from last, 4th of 8, 12 1/2l behind Clan Legend (11-12) at Ayr 2m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Perseid (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and no impression on front pair when mistake 2 out, one pace after, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 10, 12 3/4l behind Calin Du Brizais (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Scimon Templar (FR) 5-1 (10-7) Towards rear, stumbled badly and hampered 5 out, soon pulled up, at Ayr 2m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Hey Bob (IRE) 50-1 (10-9) In rear, headway before 3 out, one pace and no impression, 5th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Seamus Mor (11-0) at Wetherby 2m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
