in touch on outside, driven 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on
mid-division on inside, driven 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
reminder soon after start, mid-division, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, never on terms, weakened inside final furlong
soon outpaced and behind, ridden 4f out, never dangerous
held up behind, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, went 3rd post, never reached leaders
chased leaders on inside, driven 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, no impression
mid-division, outpaced 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong to dead heat for 3rd post, no impression with front pair
chased leaders, driven 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon ridden and hard pressed, headed inside final furlong, kept on
Alan McCabe's string is going well and his SILVER WIND ran well in a non-seller over C&D last month. A pound lower today and with Robert Winston taking over the reins, the gelding looks poised to end a winless run that stretches back to November 2011. Veteran Sir Nod, Hinton Admiral, Whipphound and Replicator are also previous C&D winners and the first three named would go close in this on their best form while top weight Ivestar won handicaps at Catterick and Kempton in the autumn and takes a drop in class here. Imjin River has also been keeping slightly better company and looks the pick of the remainder.
Ivestar (IRE) 12-1 (8-1) Mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f outm never able to challenge, 6th of 11, 5l behind Hamoody (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Sir Nod 20-1 (9-2) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, soon no impression, 5th of 9, 4l behind Belle Bayardo (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Dec.
Hinton Admiral 14-1 (9-5) Raced keenly, in touch on outside, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 7l behind Basle (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f sll hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Silver Wind 5-1 (9-1) Ridden leaving stalls, tracked leaders, edged left and stayed on same pace well inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Methaaly (8-10) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Whipphound 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 6l behind Methaaly (8-10) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Imjin River (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Prominent, stayed on same pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 2l behind Invigilator (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Dec.
Gypsy Rider 11-2 (9-2) Led until halfway, rallied over 1f out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 8l behind Mey Blossom (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Spoof Master (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) Dwelt, always behind, 8th of 9, 6l behind Johnny Splash (8-4) at Lingfield 5f sll hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Replicator 25-1 (9-1) Raced wide held up, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 4l behind Lord Buffhead (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Dec.
Adaeze (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Led, strongly challenged over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon bumped, kept on, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Temple Road (9-13) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.