towards rear, never dangerous
made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on gamely final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression
towards rear, never dangerous
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
driven, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach winner
chased leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden, one pace final furlong
dwelt, behind, soon switched left, never on terms
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
mid-division, soon pushed along, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
always in rear
He's A Rocket can complete a hat-trick at the expense of Dellagio, Rapid River and Sir Sandrovitch. There are one or two of these, including Sir Sandrovitch, that would eat these for breakfast on past form, but on current evidence it should pay to side with He's a Rocket who has been in very good form of late, notching victories at Wolverhampton and here on his last two outings. He beat Sir Sandrovitch narrowly on the first occasion, and although slightly worse off this time, is more progressive and can again come out on top, with his pilot able to claim a useful seven-pounds. Dellagio has the assistance of Eddie Ahern and has been pretty consistent. With a good draw in stall three, he can make his presence felt along with the lightly-weighted Rapid River, although he has a wide draw to overcome. He's A Rocket is the pick.
Tag Team (IRE) 6-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Kennington (8-12) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Marinaite 9-1 (9-4) With leaders to halfway, weakened 2f out, 11th of 13, 19l behind Nan Jan (8-10) at Southwell 6f fll hcp (5) fbs in Nov.
Dizzy In The Head 8-1 (8-13) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 13, 9l behind Mystic Man (9-3) at W'hampton 6f clm (6) pol.
He's A Rocket (IRE) 10-3fav (8-7) Chased leaders, switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov beating Cool Sands (9-1) by 1/2l, 13 ran.
Dellagio (IRE) 11-10fav (8-12) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, kept on, headed towards finish, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Orchestration (8-11) at Southwell 5f stk (7) fbs in Nov.
Mynd 5-1 (9-0) Dwelt, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 12l behind Far Note (8-11) at Southwell 6f sll (6) fbs.
Sir Sandrovitch (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) In touch, headway when short of room 1f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Tiviski (8-7) at W'hampton 6f sll (6) pol.
Rapid River 13-2 (8-9) Behind, some headway on inside over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Vlasta Weiner (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.