tracked leader, led over 3f out, headed 2f out, lost 2nd turning in, weakened quickly over 1f out
tracked leaders early, shuffled back and lost place 10f out, rallied out wide 3f out, went 2nd turning in, ridden to lead over 1f out, clear when edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, ridden out
raced keenly tracking leaders, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
held up off the pace in last pair, moderate late headway
slowly into stride and awkwardly away, pushed along then pulled hard in mid-division, switched out off rail 10f out, led over 6f out, headed over 3f out, weakened rapidly, tailed off
went to post early, tracked leaders on inside, outpaced over 2f out, rallied on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
raced keenly, led until over 6f out, chased leader until pushed along 3f out, chased leaders, hung left and weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride and pushed along, held up last, headway out wide chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden hung left and went 3rd over 1f out, plugged on
NonRunner
HAKU (NAP) went close on this surface at Southwell before scoring at Kempton. An apprentice’s allowance negates a penalty and he can go in again. Victory March won over 1m6f here on his penultimate start and is not out of this while Ghostly scored over today’s trip at Hamilton during the summer and has a recent run under his belt. Soaring Star is back on a winning mark but Bakersboy has something to prove over this far.
Soaring Star (IRE) 66-1 (9-9) Held up, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 5th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Compliant (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Victory March (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Held up in last pair, good headway out wide over 2f out, went 2nd turning in, ridden and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Lady Percival (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Bakersboy 4-1 (9-7) Led and set steady pace, headed and hung right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Harbour Vision (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Ghostly 40-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, no impression over 1f out, 12th of 13, at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Half Nelson 33-1 (9-10) Pulled hard and steadied rear, not much room on inside over 2f out, switched right turning in, never a factor, 10th of 13, 11 1/2l behind Three Dragons (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Blue Hero (CAN) 12-1 (9-10) Raced keenly towards rear, plugged on out wide final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Three Dragons (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Tanglewood Tales 100-1 (9-1) Went keen to post, tracked leader until led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Crystal Guard (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Sheharz 28-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, well held over 1f out, 8th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Bird For Life (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Haku (IRE) 11-4fav (9-9) Keen, prominent, smooth headway to lead 2f out, ridden and stayed on well, readily, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Longclaw (10-1) by 2 3/4l, 12 ran.
