soon led, clear 3f out, stayed on inside in straight, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
soon pushed along and chased leaders, weakened over 3f out
led early, chased leaders, every chance 2f out, carried slightly right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, one pace
held up and behind, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, stayed on well
always behind, ridden and struggling over 2f out
SIR LOUIS took to this surface on his All-Weather debut and finished a creditable second over 6f. He's worth a try over this extra furlong now and gets the vote. Itsthursdayalready has good enough form on Polytrack to give him every chance here but Hambleton has been beaten a fair distance on both previous starts at this track. Olympic Dream is hard to win with and will need to step up on his latest effort over C&D to figure.
Best Known Secret (IRE) 4-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, under pressure when short of room over 1f out, soon no impression, 7th of 9, 10l behind Kheley (8-7) at Southwell 5f app hcp 0-55 (6) fbs.
Fathey (IRE) 50-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 16l behind Alpha Tauri (9-6) at Southwell 7f hcp (0-65) (6) fbs.
Hambleton 14-1 (9-3) Chased leading pair, ridden halfway, one pace from over 2f out, 3rd of 12, 10l behind Land And Sea (8-12) at Southwell 7f 3yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Nov.
Itsthursdayalready 11-2fav (9-0) Dwelt, soon racing in mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, chased winner until not quicken final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Sirjosh (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol.
Olympic Dream 7-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 11, 7l behind Clever Omneya (8-9) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) fbs.
Sir Louis 9-1 (9-4) Held up in touch, headway 3f out, soon chasing leaders, stayed on well inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Cape of Storms (9-7) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Teeraha (IRE) 80-1 (8-1) Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Marosh (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Lily Eva 20-1 (8-10) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 7l behind Ocean Of Peace (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-52 (6) pol.
Some Yarn (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 10l behind Jaldarshaan (8-12) at Kempton 7f mdn auc stks (5) pol.