prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, under pressure halfway, soon one pace
chased leaders, under pressure halfway, weakening when slightly hampered over 1f out
chased leaders, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led until over 1f out, gradually weakened
slowly into stride, behind and outpaced, headway halfway, led approaching final furlong, edged right, ran on well
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon every chance, hung left and no extra
Nonrunner
A closely-matched selling contest in which GODFREY STREET is preferred to Bo McGinty and Stash. Tony Newcombe's gelding is an uncomplicated front-runner at his best and the hope is that he can dominate this field from the front. Whilst he can miss the break occasionally, the feeling is that should he break on terms he can rack up another course win. Bo McGinty is also proven here but recent perormances have not been great; his chance may rest on any market support. Tartatartufata is another course and distance winner and whilst he isn't getting better at the age of eight, his recent third to Total Impact looks solid enough form for this level. A tongue-tie is tried on Stash, The Cuckoo needs a market check after a break, whilst Buy On The Red is the top-rated in the race. He needs plenty of respect given his good recent form but a 5lb penalty makes life tough. Godfrey Street is preferred.
Buy On The Red 7-1 (9-2) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, stayed on, unable to quicken towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Thoughtsofstardom (8-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Bo McGinty (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Prominent, every chance over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 6l behind Harlech Castle (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
Godfrey Street 14-1 (8-0) Chased leaders, switched right over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Total Impact (8-9) at Southwell 5f clm stks (6) fbs in Dec.
Monte Major (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Raced wide, hampered after 1f, mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 8l behind Fantasy Fighter (8-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Music Box Express 5-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 6l behind Tanley (8-8) at Lingfield 6f Handicap (0-58) (4yo+) (6) pol.
Stash 6-1 (9-0) Pulled hard in touch, effort well over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 4l behind Gap Princess (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
Where's Reiley (USA) 13-2 (9-4) Held up, headway, not clearest of runs and switched right over 1f out, never reached leaders, 7th of 11, 4l behind Welcome Approach (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f Handicap (0-63) (3yo+) (6) pol in Dec.
Tartatartufata 12-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Total Impact (8-9) at Southwell 5f clm stks (6) fbs in Dec.
The Cuckoo 50-1 (9-2) Raced far side, chased leaders over 3f, 16th of 17, 13l behind Mission Impossible (8-8) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-55 (6) sft in Nov.