set steady pace, ridden and pressed from over 1f out, ran on
in touch in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, one pace when not much room inside final furlong
close up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
soon tracked leaders, ridden to press winner from over 1f out, not quicken close home
tracked winner until ridden 2f out, soon weakened
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Night Bear steps up in trip back on the all-weather having won over 1m2f at Nottingham and is 5lb higher. ARCLIGHT (NAP) can race off the same mark as when finishing a close-up fourth in a Class 2 contest at Newmarket and Sir Mark Prescott’s filly should go very close with a similar effort at this lower level. Wholeofthemoon placed again when second at Lingfield while Golden Keeper reportedly lost his action when struck into at Beverley last time having won a maiden at the same track before that.
Night Bear 11-1 (8-11) Led after 1f, made rest, joined 2f out, clear when ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Sep beating Smiling Jayne (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Pub Crawl (IRE) 6-1 (9-5) Held up in mid-division, shaken up over 2f out, pushed along when short of room over 1f out, ran on when in clear inside final furlong, no extra final 110yds, 6th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Novel Legend (9-4) at Chester 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Golden Keeper 2-1 (9-8) Missed break, soon recovered to chase leader and took keen hold, joined leader and going strongly over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, found nothing and soon weakened, behind and eased well inside final furlong, last of 4, 23 1/2l behind Captain Kane (10-1) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Wholeofthemoon (IRE) 2-1fav (9-8) Ridden away from stalls, soon chasing leaders, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, not trouble winner, 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Euraquilo (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Gerrots (FR) 18-1 (9-6) Off the pace in 5th, closer halfway, pushed along 4f out, weakened quickly over 3f out, tailed off and eased home straight, last of 9, dist behind Man Of Riddles (9-8) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Arclight 11-1 (8-8) Took keen hold in rear, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, kept on, 4th of 9, 1l behind Madame Ambassador (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp fll (2) gs in Oct.