took keen hold, tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 6f out, led inside final 3f, ridden well over 1f out, headed over 1f out, no impression when weakened to 3rd 1f out
started slowly, held up in rear, pushed along and outpaced 4f out, stayed on to modest 4th over 1f out
tracked leader, led 9f out, ridden and headed inside final 3f, lost 2nd over 2f out, soon weakened and eased, tailed off
stumbled start, soon chasing leading trio, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led 3f, chased leader, lost 2nd over 6f out, went 2nd again over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon shaken up and clear, comfortably
held up in last pair, headway to 3rd over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to 2nd 1f out, no chance with winner
None of these inspire confidence but a token vote is given to BULL FIVE. He's gone close a couple of times on Polytrack and last month's comeback run over too short a trip here will have blown any cobwebs away. Praxios is another whose earlier form at this track gives him a chance but he hasn't raced since last May, while Rocky Rebel also looks capable of getting involved stepping up in trip on his return from a lay-off. It's difficult to make a serious case for any of the remainder.
Bull Five 4-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge, 4th of 7, 10l behind Double Trouble (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
Danaher 50-1 (10-11) Held up mid-division on outer, weakened over 5f out, 14th of 15, well behind Viking Ridge (10-11) at Huntingdon 2m cond NH flat (6) gs in Dec.
Hiscano 40-1 (9-3) Slowly away, always behind, 7th of 8, 12l behind Tadabeer (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Praxios 9-2 (9-6) Started slowly, towards rear, reminders 4f out, moderate effort on outside over 1f, 8th of 12, 9l behind Fine Threads (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in May.
Rocky Rebel 9-1 (9-6) Led 1f, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 5l behind Orthodox Lad (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Oct.
Satwa Ballerina 100-1 (8-7) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, no headway, 8th of 14, 16l behind Storm Runner (8-7) at Kempton 1m app hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Nov.
Now 25-1 (8-11) Slowly away, held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, just held on, won at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Laconicos (9-0) by nk, 13 ran.