led, headed over 3f out, led again briefly 2f out, soon one pace
slowly into stride, mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, edged left and led inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, weakened over 2f out
chased leader, led over 3f out, headed 2f out, still every chance, hung right and quickened final furlong
chased leaders over 5f
held up in touch, effort over 2f out, led entering final 2f, headed and no extra inside final furlong
raced wide, chased leaders until halfway
Fangorn Forest can take this tricky claimer, Rosthwaite and The City Kid are two big dangers. Kevin Ryan appears to be returning to form and his filly does look nicely treated in this contest. She was a decent performer on the turf during the summer and has shown plenty of promise on the all-weather this winter, including an excellent second behind Casablanca Minx at Lingfield in November. The City Kid is from the in form David Evans yard and comes into the argument on her two six furlong victories here before christmas. Meanwhile Rosthwaite returns to the scene of her good debut effort in April after some terrific performances on the turf. In a wide open affair Ohana and Drawback are from top yards and can be expected to improve on what they have achieved so far. So all in all a difficult race to assess, but we will take a chance with Fangorn Forest.
Outlook 16-1 (9-7) Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Moi Aussi (9-6) at Southwell 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.
Drawback (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Started slowly, behind, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, hung left and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 7l behind Silver Chariot (9-0) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Oct.
Roonah (FR) 33-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3f out, last of 12, 25l behind Pommes Frites (9-5) at W'hampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Fangorn Forest (IRE) 2-1fav (8-9) In touch on inside, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 6th of 13, 4l behind George's Flyer (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo clm (6) pol in Dec.
Rosthwaite (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 3/4l behind Midris (8-6) at Nottingham 6f (5) gd in Oct.
The City Kid (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Stumbled start, in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 13l behind Moi Aussi (9-6) at Southwell 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Dec.
Sweet Rosella 25-1 (8-0) Dwelt, towards rear, effort over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 9, 4l behind Luloah (8-7) at Southwell 5f 2yo sll (6) fbs in Dec.
Ohana 20-1 (8-2) Soon tracked leader, led halfway, driven and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 17l behind Fusili (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) pol.
