outpaced and soon ridden along, driven and headway inside final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened approaching final furlong
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, driven and stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
pushed along in mid-division, weakened over 1f out
taken to post early, slow into stride headway to track leader halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
slow into stride outpaced, never on terms
Crosse Fire should make a bold bid for a hat-trick of course wins having beaten Borough Boy, Sleepy Blue Ocean and Bapak Bangsawan here last month before going in again earlier this month. But he's up in class off an 8lb higher mark today and a chance is taken on ORIENTAL RELATION returning to winning ways. Behind fourth-placed Desert Command here on New Year's Day, James Given's charge has since posted a better effort at Wolverhampton and the course and distance winner is also preferred to Fibresand debutant Among Angels.
Among Angels 9-1 (9-1) Raced stands side, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Midlander (9-5) at Leicester 5f hcp (3) gs in Sep.
Oriental Relation (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Nuno Tristan (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Desert Command 22-1 (9-0) Disputed lead to 2f out, in touch, ridden 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression inside final furlong, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Dungannon (9-6) at Southwell 5f hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Crosse Fire 6-5fav (9-10) With leader, led halfway, driven clear inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Southwell 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan beating Excellent Aim (9-2) by 3l, 9 ran.
Sleepy Blue Ocean 11-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 10, 2l behind Crosse Fire (8-8) at Southwell 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Uptight (FR) 4-1 (9-3) Keen tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Luis Vaz De Torres (9-7) at Lingfield 6f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Bapak Bangsawan 12-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 8, 16 3/4l behind Boolass (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Borough Boy (IRE) 2-1fav (9-1) Held up behind, headway on inside over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 6th of 8, 3 1/4l behind Bosham (9-7) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (5) pol in Jan.