held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 4 out, pushed along in 3rd turning in, weakened 2 out
led and went clear before 4th, reduced lead when mistake and headed 4 out, weakened next
bad mistake 1st, in rear, not fluent 4th, not fluent 3 out, headway in 5th and plenty to do turning in, challenged on inside 2 out, stayed on run-in, went 2nd post
chased leaders on inside, mistake 3rd, led 3 out, ridden before next where headed, chased leader, rallied gamely run-in to lead again final 110 yards
raced wide towards rear, outpaced and struggling 3 out, plugged on again run-in, never going pace to get involved
chased leaders, headway to lead 4 out until headed next, rallied to lead again 2 out, strongly pressed last, headed and no extra final 110 yards, lost 2nd post
held up in 5th, headway on inside home turn, weakened and mistake 2 out
chased leader until 4 out, chased leaders, ridden and weakened after next, tailed off
Withdrawn
Word Has It (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) Raced in 2nd, pressed leader 2 out, ridden before last where led narrowly, kept on well and asserted run-in, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Nov beating Up For Parol (11-8) by 1 1/2l, 3 ran.
Totterdown 22-1 (11-10) Led, soon clear, not fluent 4th, headed after 2 out, weakened into 4th flat, 4th of 10, 18 1/4l behind Arqoob (11-2) at Sandown 2m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Klitschko 2-1fav (12-0) Held up in last, headway when not much room and switched right 2 out, 3rd and no extra final 100 yards, 3rd of 6, 6 1/2l behind Celtic Art (11-11) at Lingfield 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Donnacha (IRE) 5-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, headway to track leaders 2 out, ridden and stayed on one pace flat, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Go Dante (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Risk D'Argent (FR) 9-2 (11-1) Not always fluent, chased leaders, lost place after 3rd, well beaten 3 out, 4th of 6, 11 3/4l behind The Churchill Lad (11-4) at Haydock 2m hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Koenigsstern (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) Handy, not fluent but led 3 out, pushed along before 2 out where headed, ridden before last, faded final 100 yards on flat, 4th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Fierce Warrior (11-4) at Plumpton 2m 5f mdn (4) gs in Dec.
Western Soldier (GER) 17-2 (11-9) Mid-division, closer 5th, driven along after 7th, soon lost position, pulled up before last, at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Commodore Miller 50-1 (11-0) In rear, pushed along 4 out, never on terms, 11th of 14, 27l behind Benign Dictator (12-2) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Sextant 16-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway and switched left over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, took 3rd post, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Makram (9-9) at Newbury 1m 4f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
