in touch on outside, ridden 4f out, weakened and behind over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, no impression
chased leaders, outpaced and behind over 4f out, headway under pressure 3 out, switched outside over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to challenge inside final furlong, led narrowly near finish
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, driven to lead 2f out, soon ridden, hard pressed inside final furlong, kept on, headed narrowly near finish
with leader, lost place over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
led narrowly, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression with front pair final furlong, lost 3rd final stride
soon behind, swiched outside after 1f, outpaced over 4f out, no impression when lost action badly and pulled up 3f out, dismounted
chased leaders, outpaced 4f out, ridden over 2f out, 5th over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, took 3rd final stride, no impression with front pair
Nonrunner
Eium Mac was winning for the first time when successful over track and trip last week. But a penalty may prevent him confirming superiority with the runner-up GENERAL TUFTO. Charles Smith's veteran re-opposes on better terms and can add to his previous 11 wins on this surface, nine of those over course and distance. Habeshia has been well beaten since landing a double on the Polytrack in November and the remainder are even harder to fancy in their current poor form, though Night's Watch scored off a higher mark in January last year.
Night's Watch 20-1 (8-11) Raced wide close up, ridden to chase leader 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 14, 5l behind Rakaan (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Habeshia 5-2fav (8-11) Pulled hard tracking leaders, under pressure well over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 12l behind Bosstime (9-7) at Kempton 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
General Tufto 8-1 (8-10) Soon outpaced and behind, headway on outside when rider lost whip well over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, never a threat, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Eium Mac (8-7) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Eium Mac 16-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, driven to lead well over 2f out, edged right approaching final furlong, ran on well, won at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs beating General Tufto (8-10) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Randall's Alannah (IRE) 20-1 (7-11) Soon led, headed and dropped to 3rd over 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 18, 4l behind Diesel Ten (9-12) at Navan 1m 3yo hcp sft in Oct '13.
Sleeping Star 14-1 (9-2) Chased winner, ridden 3f out, no extra and lost 2 places inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 8l behind Novalist (8-12) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) fbs in Dec.
My New Angel (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, never on terms, 7th of 13, 10l behind Jersey Cream (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) in Nov.
Cabal 33-1 (10-7) In rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, never near leaders, 5th of 9, 7l behind Card High (11-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f am hcp 0-60 (6) gs in Oct.
Kopenhagen 40-1 (8-12) Very reluctant to race, eventually came out and soon pulled up, in a race won by Lord Of The Storm (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) in Dec, 12 ran.
Ri Na Si 8-1 (9-0) In touch in rear, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and outpaced 3f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 6, 13l behind Minister Of Fun (9-5) at Southwell 6f mdn stks (5) fbs in Dec.
