tracked leaders, ridden over 6f out, weakened over 5f out
always towards rear
held up, not clear run over 3f out, soon weakened
held up, headway over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened and eased over 1f out
tracked leaders, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 5f out, weakened quickly
in touch, lost place over 6f out, soon behind
with leader to over 6f out, weakened over 4f out
towards rear, headway over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, stayed on to go 2nd 1f out, no chance with winner
always behind, tailed off halfway
mid-division, headway over 5f out, led over 3f out, ridden clear over 2f out, ran on
tracked leaders, outpaced over 4f out, kept on final 2f
A tricky handicap that may fall to the in form Stravmoor, with Vandenberghe and Delta Force put forward as the main dangers. Reg Hollinshead's entire has landed a hat-trick of wins here over three different trips and was most impressive on the last occasion sprinting away form his rivals to record a seven length success from Seraph. In this sort of mood he is hard to oppose and should make it four in a row. Vandenberghe is also at the top of his game, having been successful at Wolverhampton and Lingfield in the last month. The Jamie Osborne yard is flying at the moment so this one has to be respected in his hat-trick bid. Delta Force hasn't raced since the summer when he put up some decent efforts in defeat. He is probably a better horse on the all-weather and should be capable of making the frame. So a fascinating finale and Stravmoor is a tentative choice.