held up in 5th on inside, headway chasing leaders 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
awkwardly away, chased leaders in 4th, pushed along 3f out, weakened final 2f
held up last, good headway out wide over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed along and idled but ran on well
chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
raced keenly, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, ridden and hung left inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
Hathlool drops down in trip after scoring at Chelmsford on his handicap debut while Masked Identity completed a double with last month’s victory at Wolverhampton and is only 2lb higher. Lingfield winner Crackling returns to action having switched yards while EAGLEWAY (NAP) gets a change of headgear. The latter has failed to figure in tougher races on Turf since going close at Newcastle during the summer but is 5lb lower on his return to Tapeta so gets the vote. Charger makes his handicap debut with a shout and is preferred to Canagat.
Eagleway (FR) 22-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced at 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Mujtaba (9-6) at Redcar 1m hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Crackling (IRE) 16-1 (9-13) Dwelt keen in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Alabama Boy (9-4) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Masked Identity 5-2fav (9-11) Carried right start, held up towards rear, headway and edged left over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Lafan (9-7) by nk, 10 ran.
Charger (IRE) 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden and led 2f out, headed 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 3l behind Alrehb (9-6) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Sep.
Canagat 66-1 (9-5) Led early, prominent, driven over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 12, 7 1/2l behind May Night (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Hathlool (IRE) 15-8fav (9-0) Dwelt, tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Roman Dynasty (9-11) by 1/2l, 9 ran.