pressed leader, led 2f out, edged right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
awkward start, held up towards rear, headway 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly away, held up in rear, switched left over 1f out, never involved
led, hanging right 4f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, switched right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
held up in mid-division, switched right and closed over 2f out, switched right again over 1f out, not much room and switched left inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
tracked leaders, switched left 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish, stayed on
Mohareb gained his fifth all-weather success here nine days ago for which his 5lb penalty takes him to a mark he's never won from though it will be a surprise if he's not in the frame. ON A SESSION ran poorly at Wolverhampton in November but he's mainly raced in better company and, with his stable in much better form, gets the nod to gain his first success for the yard. Tadleel completed a Newcastle double last February and has dropped to a winnable mark but the lightly-raced Soundslikethunder will be having his first taste of the all-weather. Eagleway is well up to this at his best but has been beaten off this mark the last twice.
Mohareb 11-2 (9-5) Close up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 6f hcp (3) pol in Jan beating Temple Bruer (8-7) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
On A Session (USA) 11-2 (10-1) Slowly away, held up towards rear on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 16 1/4l behind Saleymm (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (3) pol in Nov.
Chief Little Hawk (USA) 100-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 15 1/2l behind Rifleman (8-12) at York 1m hcp (2) gf in Aug.
Soundslikethunder (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Led, ridden over 2f out, slightly hampered 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, eased last 75 yards, 4th of 7, 3l behind Greatgadian (9-6) at Nottingham 1m hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Eagleway (FR) 7-2 (9-7) Soon steadied rear in slowly run race, closer on inside 2f out, kept on into 3rd towards finish, never able to challenge, 3rd of 5, 3l behind Animal Instinct (9-2) at Kempton 1m hcp (3) pol in Dec.
Lord Neidin 7-1 (9-8) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Carp Kid (8-2) at Bath 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Tadleel 7-4fav (9-7) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 6, hd behind Spartan Fighter (9-1) at Newcastle 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.