tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
always behind
behind, pushed along over 6f out, headway over 2f out, soon wandered under pressure, stayed on
held up, headway over 3f out, rider lost whip over 1f out, led approaching final furlong, ran on
held up in touch, chased leaders over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f
held up, headway over 7f out, chased leaders over 3f out, soon no impression
slowly into stride, held up, headway from over 2f out, never nearer
held up mid-division, weakened over 4f out
led, hung right from over 5f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up mid-division, weakened over 4f out
held up, never dangerous
tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out
in touch, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten
A wide open handicap and High Frequency just gets the verdict over Efrhina and Robbie Can can. David Barron's five-year-old comes here in cracking form having easily landed a claimer over course and distance in early December. This is of course a lot tougher race but he gets in here on a very nice weight and looks on the upgrade. Efhrina was a bit disappointing here last time but has solid claims on her victory here in November. Robbie Can Can is relatively lightly raced and can be given a squeak on the pick of last year's form. Others to keep on the right side are Padre Nostro and Sol Rojo, but High Frequency is at the top of his game and is taken to make it back to back victories.
Robbie Can Can 8-1 (10-12) Slowly into stride, headway 5f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Cumbrian Knight (10-4) at W'hampton 1m 6f amt hcp (6) pol in Nov.
J R Stevenson (USA) 11-1 (8-4) Mid-division, reminders over 6f out, soon behind, 7th of 8, well behind Khanjar (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Dec.
Sol Rojo 9-2fav (9-2) Never better than mid-division, 7th of 12, 12l behind Quiet Reading (8-8) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Coleorton Dane 11-1 (8-12) Led, headed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 2l behind Owed (9-4) at Southwell 7f sll (6) fbs in Dec.
Extra Cover (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Started slowly, soon prominent, driven over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 11th of 13, 25l behind Woolstone Boy (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Oct.
High Frequency (IRE) 7-4fav (9-0) Made all, ridden and ran on final furlong, won at Southwell 1m 4f mdn clm (7) fbs in Dec beating Nevsky Bridge (8-8) by 2l, 8 ran.
Miss Bear (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) Dwelt, always in rear division, 12th of 14, 44l behind Jackie Kiely (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f stk (7) fbs in Nov.
Efrhina (IRE) 11-2 (8-9) Behind, never a factor, 6th of 8, 18l behind Khanjar (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Dec.
