held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong
led, clear 6f out until over 2f out, ridden and headed 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
steadied start, held up in last pair, good headway between horses inside final 2f, chased winner over 1f out, led narrowly and hung badly right inside final furlong, head high under pressure and headed towards finish
in touch, weakened well over 1f out
took keen hold, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f
GABRIAL'S KING showed nothing on his first two starts but caught the eye here last time and with Jamie Spencer booked for his handicap debut can take this very moderate finale. Complex was the surprise winner of a claimer here last month and should go well again as this isn't a much stronger event. New tactics were employed when Cat Queen made all over 7f at Southwell, while Clean Bowled found 7f much too short when staying on here last time and should also be in the shake-up.
Clean Bowled (IRE) 22-1 (7-12) Held up in last pair, moderate headway on inside over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Mr Red Clubs (9-1) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Cat Queen 9-1 (8-1) Made all, ridden when pressed over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Dec beating Great Nicanor (9-0) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Siouxies Dream 7-1 (8-6) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 6, 17l behind Barn Dance (8-12) at Southwell 1m 2yo clm stks (6) fbs in Dec.
Complex 16-1 (8-0) Led early, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon joined, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Dec beating Let Your Love Flow (8-4) by nk, 9 ran.
Gabrial's King (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway halfway, never nearer, 5th of 11, 12l behind Press Baron (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Gone To Ground 100-1 (8-10) Bumped start, chased winner until 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 14l behind Rio Grande (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Ferdy (IRE) 40-1 (8-6) Prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Sweetnessandlight (9-7) at Southwell 7f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.