tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
towards rear, ridden and wide into straight 2f out, edged left and kept on final furlong
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, led over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, driven out
edged left after 1f, in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, not quicken towards finish
hampered after 1f, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
soon behind and driven along, tailed off
led, headed 7f out, tracked leader until over 3f out, tracked leaders, ridden when hampered entering final 2f and lost places, rallied inside final furlong
slowly away headway on outer to go in touch over 5f out, ridden when weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and no impression from over 1f out
keen headway to lead 7f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, never on terms
Nonrunner
Quadriga just held off a strong challenge from Reggie Bond when scoring here last month. But only by a short-head and that pair are hard to separate in this. LITMUS handed a more conclusive beating to Brown Pete when runner-up here recently and Simon Dow's charge gets the token vote in this company. Lambert Pen has a shout on his best placed efforts though he's yet to win a race while the veteran Follow The Flag continues to tumble down the weights without showing any benefit.
Six Silver Lane 25-1 (8-8) Led, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 16l behind Mountain Range (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Jun.
Ellaal 20-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, lost place 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 13l behind Galilee Chapel (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Nov.
Lambert Pen (USA) 16-1 (9-0) Behind, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd final 75 yards, 3rd of 14, 4 1/2l behind Arabian Flight (9-4) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Litmus (USA) 5-1 (9-0) Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed just inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 4l behind Squirrel Wood (9-5) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Quadriga (IRE) 2-1fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Skidby Mill (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Reggie Bond 7-2fav (8-11) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on and just held close home, 2nd of 11, shd behind Quadriga (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks 0-55 (6) pol in Nov.
Follow The Flag (IRE) 66-1 (8-11) Reluctant to race and detached throughout, tailed off, last of 13, well behind Hussar Ballad (9-2) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) fbs in Nov.
Starbotton 100-1 (8-1) Outpaced towards rear, never on terms, 7th of 11, 16l behind Big Storm Coming (8-12) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Nov.
Louis Vee (IRE) 66-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, driven over 3f out, soon lost place, behind final 2f, last of 6, 26l behind Jaladee (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Vegas Belle 20-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, weakened over 4f out, 7th of 8, 38l behind Hurricane John (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Angel Grigio 20-1 (8-7) Mid-division, headway under pressure and hung left over 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, stayed on, 4th of 12, 1 3/4l behind Red Shadow (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Silver Fawn (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon ridden, kept on until headed and faded into 4th final 50 yards, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Shirazz (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Nov.
Brown Pete (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, never reached leaders, 8th of 11, 5l behind Pim Street (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
