mid division, behind final 3f
held up towards rear, headway on outside 3f out, ridden over 1f out, soon edged left, stayed on same pace
led after 1f, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
always prominent, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
held up in rear, some headway well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
mid division, headway on inside over 2f out, soon ridden, strong challenge inside final furlong, ran on
led 1f, chased leader, led over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, not quicken close home
mid division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, never able to challenge
Jim Boyle has his team in fair form and, receiving weight all round, his runner Mission Control has to be respected after his recent Kempton success but he may struggle to follow up off his new mark and preference is for MAN OF GWENT, who gets the vote with Long Distance rated the best of the rest. The selection has shown improved form in his last two starts on the Polytrack having disappointed on the Fibresand at Southwell previously and he is taken to resume winning ways for David Evans. Mr Aitch ran well on his belated return to action last month but Richard Phillips has struggled for winners of late so he looks best watched and of more interest may be El Diego. Jeremy Gask's gelding was good value for his win at Southwell last time but it remains to be seen whether he can reproduce a similar level of form back on the Polytrack. Karmest has shown a consistent level of form and should again be thereabouts but it is hard to get away from Man of Gwent, who gets the vote.
Five A Side 15-2 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 15l behind Dzesmin (9-3) at Catterick 1m 4f hcap (3) gd in Sept '07.
Mr Aitch (IRE) 66-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway on outer over 3f, driven over 1f, ran on final furlong, 2nd of 6, nk behind Orkney (8-10) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Dec.
Man of Gwent (UAE) 9-4fav (9-3) Held up, lost pace over 4f out, ridden and raced wide over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on just failed, 2nd of 10, hd behind Quick Off The Mark (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Dec.
El Diego (IRE) 4-7fav (9-7) In touch, led over 4f, driven over 1f, kept on final furlong, won at Southwell 1m 4f mdn stk (5) fbs beating Our Nations (9-3) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Karmest 10-1 (9-2) Prominent, led 3f out, headed well over 1f, no extra final furlong, 4th of 10, 7l behind Il Grande Ardone (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
Leslingtaylor (IRE) 7-1 (9-10) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, 5th of 11, 12l behind Dzesmin (9-7) at Chester 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Aug.
Josh You Are 9-1 (9-4) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 14, 10l behind Bijou Dan (8-12) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jul.
Graylyn Ruby (FR) 7-1 (9-4) Held up, lost place over 4f out and dropped to rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on under strong pressure final furlong, 7th of 11, 6l behind Dayia (9-11) at Great Leighs 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Long Distance (FR) 10-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Valdan (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
River Ardeche 25-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong, last of 12, 29l behind Horatio Carter (8-9) at Carlisle 7f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Mission Control (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Towards rear, headway inside final 2f, led over 1f out, soon clear, driven out, won at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Berry Baby (9-0) by 2l, 9 ran.
Mustajed 12-1 (9-2) Towards rear, headway over 3f, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Il Grande Ardone (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
