tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out, eased, tailed off
led, headed over 4f out, weakened quickly, tailed off
tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left and headed inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms
raced wide, close up, pushed along 6f out, headway to chase leader over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace
in rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
in touch in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
slow into stride, raced green in touch, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong
Dual bumper winner Whatawit won over a longer trip at Wolverhampton recently and a penalty is negated by an apprentice’s allowance. But Newcastle runner-up A GIFT OF LOVE was having his first start for nearly a year when finishing well clear of the rest and looks up to winning at this level on that evidence. Dynamiste showed some promise when third at Lingfield and is upped in trip along with the returning Ya Hafhd who finished fourth at Newmarket back in June.
Whatawit 7-4fav (9-8) Made virtually all, clear over 1f out, stayed on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Dec beating Lartigue (9-4) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Fast Deal 200-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, lost place halfway, 8th of 9, 15 1/2l behind Dodgy Bob (9-11) at Thirsk 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Little Peter 13-2 (11-4) In touch, pushed along 4 out, weakened 2 out, 8th of 9, 30 3/4l behind Rascal (11-4) at Doncaster 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Nov.
Pacific 125-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened from over 1f out, 7th of 12, 11l behind Whatawit (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Dec.
A Gift Of Love 11-10fav (9-2) Tracked leader, driven to lead 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Franberri (9-2) at Newcastle 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Dynamiste 9-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along well over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind It's Marvellous (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Loddon 16-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace, 8th of 16, 5 1/4l behind Hiromichi (9-11) at Pontefract 1m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
On Cloud 33-1 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along and made no impression over 2f out, 6th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Ayyab (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Ya Hafhd (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on but not pace to challenge, 4th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Seendid (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 2f stks (4) gd in Jun.
Reason To Pass (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Dwelt in rear, never on terms, 7th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Siempre Arturo (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Wadacre Maximus 150-1 (9-7) Raced in second, pushed along before 4f out, ridden and lost position before 2f out, weakened to fifth inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 18 1/4l behind Cracksking (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.