Dereham 18-1 (9-12) Slowly into stride, last pair, dropped to rear 11f out, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on into modest 4th inside final 110 yards, 4th of 7, 5 1/2l behind Sullivan Bay (9-9) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Sir Joseph Swan 4-1 (9-1) Led 4f, lost 2nd over 10f out, dropped to 4th 10f out, renewed effort out wide over 2f out, soon switched right, led inside final 2f, soon hung badly left, stayed on, won at Southwell 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Arc Zoosve (9-3) by 4 1/4l, 6 ran.
Payment Plan 5-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, challenged from 1f out, stayed on, led well inside final furlong, won at Southwell 2m hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Sir Joseph Swan (9-2) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Sea Master 10-3 (9-8) Tracked leaders, went 2nd out wide over 9f out, tracked winner over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden turning in, lost 2nd over 1f out, edged right and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 5 1/4l behind Kojin (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Albert Lasker (IRE) 9-4fav (9-5) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, clear when ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra final 110 yards, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind The Resdev Way (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Uther Pendragon (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Bit keen in mid-division, headway out wide tracking leaders 5f out, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 10, 5 1/4l behind The Resdev Way (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Blonde Arrow 150-1 (8-13) Towards rear, struggling over 2f out, lost touch over 1f out, weakened, last of 6, 26 1/2l behind Russian Crescendo (9-5) at Ascot 1m 4f stks (3) sft in Oct.
Shy Nala 28-1 (8-7) Outpaced towards rear, soon pushed along, good headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, not pace to get involved, 3rd of 7, 12 1/2l behind Dubawi Time (9-9) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
