pressed leader, every chance over 1f out, soon edged left and beaten, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, held up in rear, shaken up over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, no impression
mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, not much room over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, lost place 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final 100 yards, no impression
mid-division, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, no extra and edged right inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on inside when hampered over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, never able to get on terms
tracked leaders, edged left over 1f out, led entering final furlong, driven out
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
dropped out start, held up and behind, headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders
led, ridden over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, ran on
It took recent course and distance winner Kingthistle 15 attempts to open his account and the less exposed maiden winners make more appeal. Right Rebel has every chance on his success over a mile at Newcastle in October but RAASHDY is a more recent winner having scored here last month and Peter Hiatt’s charge gets the nod. Roman De Brut failed to cope with a 4lb rise last time having beaten Mary Le Bow here previously but prolific course winner Idol Deputy could bounce back at any time off his current mark.
Right Rebel 6-4jfav (9-3) Took keen hold, made all, 2 lengths clear inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Oct beating Best Laid Plans (9-0) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Bazooka (IRE) 20-1 (9-8) Dwelt in rear, ridden 5f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 14, 14 3/4l behind Come Back King (9-1) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Glenalmond (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden and struggling over 3f out, 7th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Pendo (9-6) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Idol Deputy (FR) 14-1 (9-2) Held up in last pair, pushed along on outside over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, no chance when hung left final furlong, 6th of 8, 10 3/4l behind Sands Chorus (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Sevilla 100-1 (10-5) Always in rear, ridden and struggling 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Newbury 2m (4) gs in Dec.
Roman De Brut (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Bollihope (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Raashdy (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders on inside, ridden to challenge over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, ran on to lead near finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec beating May Mist (9-2) by hd, 8 ran.
Fantasy Gladiator 33-1 (9-1) Raced wide, held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 15, 5 1/2l behind Squire (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Kingthistle 4-1 (9-5) Tracked leader and keen, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead post, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Heads You Win (9-6) by ns, 10 ran.
Dunquin (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Prominent, keen, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra, 7th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Drago (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Mary Le Bow 9-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 11, 5 1/4l behind Charismatic Man (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Cat Royale (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4f out, led briefly well over 1f out until over 1f out, chased leader until inside final furlong, weakened and lost 2 places well inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Zabeel Star (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
