held up in rear, switched right 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on final 100 yards, nearest finish
prominent, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
steadied start, soon switched left, held up in rear, well beaten inside final 2f
chased leaders, switched right over 2f out, driven over 1f out, kept on
held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression
led, driven 2f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish
chased leaders, closed 4f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, driven out
mid-division, switched left and headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final 100 yards, no impression on leaders
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, stayed on final 100 yards, went 3rd towards finish
slow away, held up in rear, raced keenly, switched left and headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, driven over 1f out, no impression
Tell'em Nowt scored over 7f on his only visit here last month and may not have been suited by racing again five days later. Aces, a prolific winner on Turf, signalled an imminent victory when runner-up at Kempton and duly obliged at Chelmsford for which he's only been raised 3lb. FIRCOMBE HALL has won three times on this surface at Newcastle and though 5lb higher than his recent success had a bit in hand and can go in again. Deevious Beau has won twice on Fibresand here and was only narrowly beaten at Wolverhampton on a previous start.
Mashaan 28-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, some late headway, never dangerous, 8th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Pallas Lord (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Excellent George 17-2 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, kept on final 75 yards, never dangerous, 5th of 11, 5 1/4l behind I'm Mable (9-4) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Mutasallem (IRE) 12-1 (8-8) Fly-jumped and went right leaving stalls, pulled hard and raced awkwardly in rear, ridden and no response over 1f out, never a factor, last of 6, 14 3/4l behind Chipstead (9-5) at Bath 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Grey Galleon (USA) 14-1 (9-5) Slightly worse than midfield, asked to quicken 2f out, ridden before final furlong, unable to get competitive but stayed on one pace, 7th of 14, 3 3/4l behind Fitzrovia (9-2) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Aces (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway out wide over 1f out, ran on under strong pressure inside final furlong, led close home, won at Chelmsford City 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Royal Heart (9-1) by hd, 12 ran.
Fircombe Hall 3-1 (9-3) Pushed right start, held up in mid-division, headway when not much room over 2f out, soon eased out right, going well close up over 1f out, led inside final furlong, nudged out, readily, won at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Tarnhelm (8-9) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Deevious Beau 3-1fav (8-13) Bumped start, raced keenly, chased leaders, lost place 2f out, no impression after, 10th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Toptime (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Tell'em Nowt 5-2fav (9-8) Raced wide pulled hard, led over 5f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 4th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Macs Dilemma (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Daysaq (IRE) 5-2fav (9-0) Keen led, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Kenstone (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Bomb Squad (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Held up, ridden and outpaced before 3f out, never a factor, 6th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Intervention (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Glorious Charmer 9-1 (8-13) Slightly worse than mid-division and drifted back after 2f, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on, 6th of 14, 2 1/4l behind The Tron (8-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Louis Treize (IRE) 11-2 (8-13) In rear, asked for effort 2f out, headway 1f out, finished well, never nearer, 4th of 14, 2 1/4l behind The Tron (8-7) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Needwood Blossom 12-1 (8-13) Close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 15, 11 1/4l behind Kodi Gold (9-6) at Yarmouth 6f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Independence Day (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) In touch, headway and switched left over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 9, 8l behind Velvet Vista (9-7) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (6) pol in Jan.
