chased leader until halfway, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, no chance after
chased leaders on inside, pushed along and lost place over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, all out
outpaced and always in rear
outpaced in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on into never nearer 3rd inside final furlong
mid-division, headway on outside over 1f out, went 2nd and ran on inside final furlong, closed gradually all the way to the line, not reach winner
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd and weakened inside final furlong
Kentucky Kingdom was only beaten a neck here before scoring over a longer trip at Chelmsford but is 8lb higher today. Party Island has been raised 4lb for winning at Kempton and debuts on the Fibresand but GLOBAL MELODY won here in October. The latter scored again in testing ground at Leicester and gets the vote back on this surface. Motawaafeq has placed off higher marks here in the past while Custard The Dragon is a prolific course winner but has only won over 7f so far.
Mountain Rescue (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Close up, led over 7f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 27l behind Athmad (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Coviglia (IRE) 100-1 (9-8) In rear, ridden halfway, never on terms, 9th of 12, 10 3/4l behind Fieldsman (9-8) at Southwell 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Motawaafeq (FR) 10-3 (9-9) Held up in rear, ridden over 2 out, headway on inside entering final furlong, one pace close home, 5th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Hector's Here (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Kentucky Kingdom (IRE) 4-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, made headway over 3f out, ridden and switched left to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Lunar Deity (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 13 ran.
Party Island (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Raced wide close up, ridden and headway to lead entering final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Mini Milk (9-9) by nk, 14 ran.
Custard The Dragon 28-1 (8-5) Always towards rear, last of 12, 11 3/4l behind Dawaaleeb (9-10) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
De Bruyne Horse 16-1 (9-7) Close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Salam Ya Faisal (9-9) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Glencoe Boy (IRE) 25-1 (8-5) Midfield, ridden and drifted left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 9, 14 1/4l behind Josiebond (8-12) at Redcar 1m hcp (6) sft in Nov.
Global Melody 25-1 (9-10) Mid-division on outer, improved over 2f out but not quicken after, 7th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Gumra (9-9) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
