taken to post early, held up in touch, ridden and switched left over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
in rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, not reach leaders
slowly into stride, always in rear
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
raced wide, mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
chased leader until over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, outpaced, ridden halfway, headway approaching final furlong, not reach leaders
dwelt, keen, held up in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
Nonrunner
THIS ONES FOR EDDY CAN defy a six pound penalty to win the finale, and is selected ahead of Vogarth and Kensington, also penalised for a victory last time out. Stuart Parr comes here for just this race, and a week on from seeing his charge storm to victory in a similar event here, will be hopeful of a repeat. He's well in at the weights, despite the penalty, and has the perfect draw in stall one. Top weight Kensington is aiming for a repeat win having triumphed in this race last year, off a slightly lower mark. More recently he won last time out when a visor replaced the cheekpieces, and they're sticking with them. The negatives though are the weight and the draw. Vogarth's drop down in trip from a mile looks a plus, despite winning last time out. He clearly tired, but the jockey got a great tune out of him, and it's an unpenalised success with it having been an amateurs race. Most of these have won over course or distance, and quite a few both, including our selection, This Ones For Eddy.
Kensington (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon switched left, ridden to lead over 1f out, in command when edged left final furlong, ran on well, won at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-65 (6) pol beating Vanadium (8-13) by 4l, 10 ran.
Haroldini (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 14l behind Spiritina (9-3) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Herbert Crescent 40-1 (8-12) Unruly stalls, soon outpaced, 10th of 12, 15l behind Ingleby Arch (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Nov.
Another Genepi (USA) 10-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression well over 1f out, 4th of 10, 8l behind Spiritina (9-3) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
This Ones For Eddy 7-2jt-fav (9-4) Made all, ridden clear over 1f out, easily, won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs beating Mister Incredible (8-2) by 8l, 14 ran.
Captain Macarry (IRE) 20-1 (8-4) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon behind, 7th of 11, 7l behind Quest For Success (8-9) at Doncaster 7f 3yo app hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Owed 20-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon driven and weakened, 11th of 13, 21l behind Charles Parnell (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Fandango Boy 20-1 (8-11) Never a factor, 15th of 16, 21l behind Toufan Express (9-10) at Gowran Park 1m hcp 0-70 hvy in Oct.
Vogarth 5-1jt-fav (10-9) Prominent, tracked leader 6f out, led over 3f out, soon clear, ridden out, won at Southwell 1m amt hcp (6) fbs in Nov beating Barataria (10-11) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Louisiade (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon driven and beaten, 9th of 14, 13l behind Ugenius (9-1) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Swallow Forest 25-1 (8-3) In rear, headway 2f out, driven to lead well inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs beating Westwood (9-4) by 3l, 13 ran.
Foxy Jane 20-1 (8-12) In rear, headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, no impression on winner, 3rd of 14, 9l behind This Ones For Eddy (9-4) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Government (IRE) 66-1 (7-13) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 14l behind Having A Ball (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.
Flying Goose (IRE) 12-1 (8-13) Started very slowly, always tailed off, last of 13, well behind The Cayterers (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) std.