held up in mid-division, wide last bend, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home
held up, always towards rear
tracked leaders on inside, not much room after about 1f, soon lost place, headway over 1f out, kept on
prominent, not much room after about 1f, every chance over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong
held up, headway 6f out, edged left and led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on well
behind, never involved
mid-division, ridden and no impression final 2f
slowly into stride, in rear, not clear run over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
prominent early, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 5f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 2f out
prominent, bumped and led after about 1f, headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace
led early, prominent, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace
CHELWOOD GATE has slid down the weights and wasn’t beaten far when third at Lingfield a fortnight ago. He can race off the same mark today and is preferred to Rock Icon, who has been thereabouts at Lingfield since scoring at Brighton back in August. Top Offer won over track and trip in November but was behind Joys Delight over a longer distance here last time and both have a shout in this while D'waterside is another to consider off his current mark.
Muthraab Aldaar (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Slow into stride outpaced and behind, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders, 6th of 12, 8l behind Pinnata (9-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Makhfar (IRE) 33-1 (9-4) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden and outpaced, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 12 1/2l behind Dellaguista (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
World Of Good 50-1 (9-4) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, never involved, 10th of 11, 11 1/2l behind Dellaguista (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
John Honeyman (IRE) 20-1 (9-4) Dwelt, took keen hold early, soon raced in 11th, edged right to outer and kept on without threatening final furlong, 7th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Rock On Dandy (9-12) at Dundalk 1m 4f hcp pol in Dec.
Rock Icon 4-1 (9-12) Keen tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Stringybark Creek (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Chelwood Gate (IRE) 7-2fav (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Luna Magic (9-6) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Top Offer 25-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 5 1/4l behind King Kevin (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Circling Vultures 28-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, well beaten over 2f out, 10th of 11, 34l behind Lightly Squeeze (9-8) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Jul.
Joys Delight 20-1 (9-3) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, headed and unable to quicken inside final furlong weakened well inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 3 3/4l behind King Kevin (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Gone With The Wind (GER) 25-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, raced wide, always in rear, 11th of 12, 20 1/4l behind Meandmyshadow (9-7) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Ok By Me (IRE) 16-1 (8-8) Held up in last pair, never involved, 7th of 10, 9 3/4l behind Sir Plato (9-8) at Windsor 1m hcp (5) gs in May.
D'waterside 7-2fav (9-5) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Locommotion (9-2) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Lesanti 20-1 (8-10) Tracked leader until 4f out, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 33 1/4l behind King Kevin (8-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
