chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra closing stages
slowly into stride, soon prominent, led 3f out, soon hard ridden, headed inside final furlong, kept on
led 1f, chased leaders, rallied over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure to lead close home
chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, led after 1f, headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slowlyi into stride, in touch, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, tracked leaders, outpaced before halfway, soon weakened
MUJASSAM won a Class 4 handicap here last month which earned him an elevated rating of 85. That would be good enough for this in normal circumstances and the fact that regular pilot Patrick Vaughan can claim 7lb is a bonus. He should have the edge on Pearl Nation, though Michael Appleby's charge won a similar race to this earlier in the month so has to be respected. Muqarred isn't very consistent and followed a very close second in a better race than this here with a poor run on a return visit last week. Daisy Bere won a Class 2 handicap at Wolverhampton just over a year ago but has steadily declined.
Mujassam 20-1 (9-7) Pulled hard held up, not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, stayed on to go 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 8 1/4l behind Testa Rossa (8-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Count Montecristo (FR) 6-1 (9-6) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Majestic Moon (9-9) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Muqarred (USA) 6-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 10, 9 1/4l behind Majestic Moon (9-9) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Pearl Nation (USA) 14-1 (9-10) In touch, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression, 5th of 7, 6l behind Handsome Dude (9-12) at Southwell 6f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Noble Ballad 25-1 (9-1) Slow into stride raced wide outpaced and behind, last of 9, 11 1/2l behind Spun Gold (9-9) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Daisy Bere (FR) 4-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 4th of 5, 8 1/2l behind Spinning Melody (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp fll (4) pol in Jan.
L'Es Fremantle (FR) 100-1 (10-0) Not fluent, tracked leader, hit 3 out, soon weakened, hit last, tailed off, 6th of 11, dist behind Morning With Ivan (10-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Nov.