chased leaders on inside, ridden over 4f out, soon behind
dwelt, in rear, driven and still plenty to do 4f out, good headway centre over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out final furlong
chased leaders on outside, outpaced 4f out, soon beaten, weakened over 1f out
led, headed 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace, no chance with leading pair final furlong
chased leading pair, switched right and headway 2f out, soon ridden and every chance, stayed on to go clear 2nd final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, gradualy weakend final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
A multiple winner over 7f and further in Ireland, Hard Rock City may do better here after a couple of runs over 6f since joining Declan Carroll. Ours has won twice over C&D but his recent poor form is a worry so a chance is taken on LAKEMAN. He has a bit to find at the weights on these terms but, if allowed to set his own pace from the front, Brian Ellison's charge could prove hard to catch after employing the same tactics to good effect here last time.
Aviso (GER) 11-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 6l behind Halsion Chancer (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Ours (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Very slowly away, behind until kept on final furlong, never a factor, 4th of 10, 12l behind Nazreef (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.
Hard Rock City (USA) 15-2 (8-12) Outpaced and always behind, 8th of 10, 10l behind Punching (8-12) at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs in Dec.
April Fool 11-4fav (8-8) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 17l behind Kildare Sun (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f clm stks (5) pol in Dec.
Lakeman (IRE) 5-2 (8-10) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, rallied inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 4, 1l behind Diggeratt (8-12) at Southwell 1m clm stks (6) fbs in Dec.
Raghdaan 25-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened approaching 2f out, 8th of 11, 20l behind Ingleby King (9-4) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Vogarth 10-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon hung left and weakened, 4th of 7, 7l behind William Morgan (9-0) at Southwell 1m sell stks (6) fbs in Dec.