held up in rear but in touch, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, never able to challenge
led after 2f, headed 3f out, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, under pressure over 4f out, never on terms
prominent, led 3f out, hard ridden entering final furlong, headed and no extra towards finish
in touch, hard driven over 4f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead close home
in touch, weakened halfway, eased over 1f out
slowly into stride, led 2f, remained prominent, weakened over 3f out, eased over 1f out
Back Burner made a promising start for a new yard when runner-up at Wolverhampton and Layline scored over 2m at the same track last month. Sherman McCoy was upped 10lb for winning a claimer at Catterick in October but still made the frame on his latest outing over 1m6f. HONOURED has a 9lb hike in the weights to contend but won by seven lengths over course and distance last time. A hat-trick looks on the cards for Michael Appleby's charge and he's just preferred to recent Polytrack winner St Ignatius.
Back Burner (IRE) 10-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Magika (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Layline (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Keen in touch in rear, headway 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Wolverhampton 2m hcp (4) pol in Nov beating Montjess (8-6) by hd, 6 ran.
Sherman McCoy 5-1 (9-6) Pressed leader early, prominent, challenged 4f out, led over 3f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Twelve Strings (9-7) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Honoured (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, driven 3f out, ridden clear inside final 2f, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Nov beating Golden Jubilee (9-1) by 7l, 11 ran.
St Ignatius 5-1 (9-10) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, edged right under pressure inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov beating Mick Duggan (9-1) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Northside Prince (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, outpaced on outside over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace, no impression final 2f, 5th of 11, 12l behind Honoured (9-1) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Nov.
My History (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 7l behind Mallory Heights (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.