tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, effort entering final furlong, stayed on one pace
towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, soon edged left, ran on to press winner towards finish
went left and bumped start, in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
raced wide held up, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
held up, good headway over 1f out, switched right entering final furlong, ridden and stayed on one pace
went right and bumped start, tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, found extra when pressed towards finish
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
slowly away, in rear, never on terms
dwelt soon switched left, in rear, pushed along over 1f out, never near leaders
NonRunner
Trusty Scout arrives on the back of a victory at Kempton though also scored here at the start of the year. Temur Khan was last seen winning at Brighton but has won on the Tapeta in the past while Ghostly was successful at Newcastle last month. LOUISIANA BAY has yet to win anywhere but has only raced five times and having placed at Chelmsford a fortnight ago, she gets the vote to open her account in this.
Kemerton (IRE) 11-4fav (9-9) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 10 1/2l behind Trusty Scout (9-1) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Louisiana Bay (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Raced wide, pressed leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Kentucky Kingdom (9-13) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Black Smoke (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Raced wide in touch, pushed along over 3f out, never on terms, 6th of 9, 14 3/4l behind Graffiti (9-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Moon Over The Sea 10-1 (9-9) Bumped start, chased leaders, lost ground 9f out, not much room when headway over 2f out, went 3rd entering final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 10, 5 3/4l behind Hill Station (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
With A Start (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) In rear, behind 5th, not fluent next, well tailed off 4 out, soon pulled up, at Worcester 2m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Trusty Scout (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Reared start and slowly away, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Showlan Spirit (9-6) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Optician 7-1 (10-2) Towards rear, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 10, 18 1/4l behind Stockbridge Tap (10-4) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (6) hvy in Oct.
Camusdarach (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 13 3/4l behind Mr Heinz (8-9) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Ghostly 25-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, towards rear, never figured, 7th of 11, 10 3/4l behind Assembled (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Gold Standard (IRE) 80-1 (8-13) Steadied and switched left start, held up and always towards rear, 11th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Nivelle's Magic (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Temur Khan 12-1 (9-3) Steadied start, waited with in rear, good headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish, won at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Oct beating Alodia (8-11) by nk, 6 ran.
Urban Champion 11-2 (9-5) Slowly away, held up towards rear, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Boujee Gold (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
