slowly into stride, pulled hard, held up, always in rear
held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, no extra final furlong
chased leaders 4f
chased winner, ridden 2f out, kept on
chased winner, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
always towards rear
towards rear, headway halfway, never dangerous
chased leaders, outpaced halfway, kept on from over 1f out
made virtually all, clear halfway, ridden and ran on
soon pushed along in rear
dwelt, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon switched left, headway over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
mid-division, weakened halfway
slowly into stride, hampered over 4f out, never nearer
Mynd is a speculative choice here over Magic Amour, Owed and Shadow Jumper in a very moderate contest. None of these can mentioned with confidence at present, but Mynd at least gave a fair account of himself when second in a Catterick claimer a month ago. That was over five furlongs on his favoured soft ground, so six furlongs on the fibresand surface will not be a problem for Richard Whitaker's five-year-old who is taken to get losses back, having been sent off as favourite last time. Magic Amour has been in a bit of form at Wolverhampton and was a gutsy winner there the time before last, making most to hang on. He does not seem as effective on this surface though, unlike Owed who landed a claimer here in October. He would not be out of it, nor Shadow Dancer who has visited here a total of 12 times in 17 career starts. Successful in Banded company, he can be involved if taking part, as he does need to have his hood removed at the last second. Any support for the Dandy Nicholls runner Albashoosh should be noted as well, but we shall stick with Mynd.
Hiamovi (IRE) 16-1 (8-3) Bolted on way to post, outpaced and always behind, last of 9, 31l behind Hadath (9-4) at Lingfield 6f clm (6) pol in May.
Magic Amour 6-1 (8-7) Headway to lead over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra towards finish, 4th of 12, 1l behind Orchestration (9-1) at W'hampton 6f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Nov.
Mister Mal (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Chased leaders 4f, 10th of 11, 30l behind Snow Bunting (9-0) at W'hampton 7f sll (6) pol in Nov.
Owed 9-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, headway to lead over 5f out, headed over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 7th of 12, 13l behind La Viola (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol in Nov.
Shadow Jumper (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Led after 1f, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 7l behind Snow Bunting (9-0) at W'hampton 7f sll (6) pol in Nov.
Albashoosh 25-1 (8-11) Chased leaders 5f, 8th of 11, 10l behind Snow Bunting (9-0) at W'hampton 7f sll (6) pol in Nov.
Blythe Spirit 17-2 (9-4) Prominent over 4f, 11th of 13, 17l behind Paso Doble (8-10) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.
Dunnett Again (IRE) 50-1 (8-3) Held up, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, one pace, 5th of 13, 5l behind Blushing Russian (8-2) at Southwell 7f mdn clm (7) fbs in Nov.
Far Note (USA) 20-1 (8-9) Chased stands' side leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened, 14th of 16, 13l behind Val de Maal (8-8) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) sft in Aug.
Jakeal (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 4l behind Amanda's Lad (8-4) at Southwell 6f Stks (41-45) (7) fbs in Nov.
Mynd 6-1jt-fav (9-0) With winner, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 17, 3 1/2l behind Dizzy In The Head (8-10) at Catterick 5f clm (5) sft in Nov.
Online Investor 16-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 8th of 11, 5l behind Dizzy In The Head (9-3) at Hamilton 5f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Make Us Flush 33-1 (8-13) Chased leaders over 3f, last of 8, 11l behind Orchestration (9-7) at Southwell 5f Stks (41-45) (7) std.
Sapphire Dream 16-1 (8-9) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Orchestration (9-7) at Southwell 5f Stks (41-45) (7) std.
