in touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong
short of room soon after start, towards rear, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
headway on outer to lead 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
towards rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms
close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and some headway over 1f out
raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong
keen to post, close up, tracked leaders 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on
in touch, ridden and lost place halfway
led 3f, tracked leader, ridden to lead again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on one pace
NonRunner
Rab Havlin is a rare visitor here and has only two booked rides today so note any market support for the unexposed Dove Divine. More than half of this field are previous course winners and Makambe has quickly become a flag-bearer for Chelsea Bonham. The penalised Gleeful looks worth another try over 1m after getting up over 7f here nine days ago. Break The Silence shouldn’t be far away again and Equidae is slipping down the ratings while Love Your Work also has a squeak but we’ll stick with SILVERTURNSTOGOLD, who escapes a penalty for a recent win here and has Elisha Whittington taking off 7lb.
Makambe (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) In rear, headway when not much room 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Fancy Footings (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Momtalik (USA) 10-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Mosakhar (9-5) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Love Your Work (IRE) 4-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, driven and outpaced over 2f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, took modest 4th final strides, 4th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Al Erayg (9-3) at Southwell 1m hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Thorn 16-1 (8-13) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Al Moataz (9-4) at Nottingham 1m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Muqarred (USA) 9-1 (8-13) Led, headed 7f out, prominent, lost place and hung right 2f out, 10th of 11, 14 3/4l behind Fancy Footings (9-6) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Bond Angel 16-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, losing place when hampered over 2f out, 7th of 11, 15 3/4l behind Scofflaw (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Jem Scuttle (USA) 20-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Castle Quarter (8-11) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Dove Divine (FR) 16-1 (9-9) Always towards rear, never on terms, 8th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Dawaaween (9-8) at Kempton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Oct.
Silverturnstogold 6-1 (9-12) Keen early, close up, headway and every chance over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Split Down South (9-13) by hd, 11 ran.
Melgate Majeure 7-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden and headway towards stands side rail over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, 6th of 13, 4l behind Swansdown (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Break The Silence 4-1fav (9-5) With leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 3/4l behind Bee Machine (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Gleeful 3-1 (8-13) Keen early and steadied, in touch, headway in centre over 1f out, ridden and stayed on strongly to lead post, won at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Nov beating Bobby Shaft (9-4) by shd, 9 ran.
Equidae 12-1 (10-3) Led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Gamesters Icon (9-6) at Ayr 1m hcp (6) sft in Oct.
