soon driven and outpaced, lost place over 3f out, behind final 2f
held up in rear, headway 2f out, driven and stayed on same pace from over 1f out, never near leaders
with leader, driven 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, just held on
with leaders, driven 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to go 2nd towards finish, just held
raced keenly, led narrowly, driven over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra when lost 2nd towards finish
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened
Difficult to be confident about any of these and the veteran CANADIAN DANEHILL gets no more than a speculative vote. He produced his best effort for some time when third at Wolverhampton last month and the C&D winner is taken to reverse earlier form with The Magic Of Rio. The latter's latest fifth to Wreningham over track and trip gives him the beating of Bird Dog however, who has struggled since landing his maiden here, while both of Slatey Hen's victories to date came on the Polytrack.
Novay Essjay (IRE) 9-2 (8-13) In rear, struggling from halfway, last of 9, 21l behind Itsthursdayalready (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in May.
Slatey Hen (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 8, 10l behind Microlight (8-10) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Bird Dog 8-1 (8-7) Led, clear 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no impression when weakened to 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Beachwood Bay (8-7) at Southwell 6f stks 0-55 (6) fbs in Dec.
Canadian Danehill (IRE) 28-1 (8-6) Chased leader, ran on and closed inside final furlong, not pace of winner towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Chester Deelyte (8-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Dec.
The Magic of Rio 14-1 (8-7) Led 3f, soon ridden, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 6l behind Wreningham (8-8) at Southwell 5f app hcp 0-55 (6) fbs in Dec.
Clanachy 50-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 14, 12l behind Distant Sun (8-9) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Sep.
Tunza The Lion 100-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, weakened 2f out, last of 11, 20l behind Cri Na Mara (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
Royal Blade (IRE) 80-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, 21l behind Monte Cassino (8-8) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
