chased leaders out wide, ridden and every chance when edged left out wide from over 1f out, weakened and hung left final furlong
held up in last pair, headway over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
slowly into stride and pushed along early, always towards rear
mid-division, pushed along and no headway final 2f
held up towards rear, no headway final 2f
wore hood to post, tracked leaders in 5th, headway looking for room over 2f out, went between horses over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, weakened towards finish
tracked leaders on inside, ridden and badly outpaced over 2f out, 2f out, rallied on rail over 1f out, strong run to lead towards finish, won going away
pressed leader, ridden and every chance throughout final furlong, outpaced into 3rd towards finish
slowly into stride, behind, rapid headway out wide chasing leaders halfway, ridden and hung left 2f out, soon weakened
No Day Never doesn’t look particularly well treated but he’s shown ability and is one of the more likely winners of this with Saffie Osborne taking off 5lb. Escobedo didn’t appear to handle the Polytrack on his final start last year and makes his handicap debut as does former stable companion Epidemic. Whiskey 'n' Chips ran his best race so far on soft going and Devil's Cub has plenty of form on the surface. Typical Man has gone up 9lb for winning over 7f at Doncaster whereas SIR TAWEEL has only been raised 6lb for a course and distance victory five weeks ago and the latter can take this step up in grade in his stride.
Escobedo 9-2 (8-12) Led briefly, tracked leader 1f, held up 5th on inside, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, last of 7, 11 1/4l behind State Occasion (9-1) at Kempton 1m (4) pol in Oct.
No Day Never (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Kingmania (9-4) at Leicester 7f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Typical Man 9-1 (8-4) Midfield, travelled strongly to chase leaders 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, quickened clear final furlong, won at Doncaster 7f hcp (4) sft in May beating Lead Story (8-11) by 4l, 13 ran.
Colden's Passion (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Went left start, held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Walls of Kano (9-0) at Salisbury 7f stks (5) gd in May.
Whiskey 'n' Chips 22-1 (9-6) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 11 3/4l behind Numoor (9-3) at Newmarket 7f (5) hvy in Oct.
Capaldi 150-1 (9-5) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 11 3/4l behind Al Waqidi (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Sir Taweel (IRE) 28-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden to lead and hung left inside final furlong, stayed on and in control towards finish, won at Windsor 1m hcp (6) gf in Apr beating Adace (9-3) by nk, 13 ran.
Epidemic (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Held up, pushed along over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out, 7th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Main Target (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Devil's Cub 3-1fav (9-12) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, held from over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 2 3/4l behind Carmela Soprano (9-0) at Nottingham 1m hcp (6) sft in May.
Cubano (IRE) 18-1 (9-0) Dwelt, soon recovered chasing leaders and keen, led over 6f out, headed 2f out, weakened quickly, 8th of 9, 17 3/4l behind Coupe De Champagne (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
