held up, pushed along and headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, edged left, ridden out
prominent, raced keenly, chased leader over 5f out until over 2f out, beaten over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
in touch, ridden and beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed 2f out, soon ridden, weakened well inside final furlong
in touch, took keen hold, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, carried slightly left, ran on
started slowly, held up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on towards finish
took keen hold, prominent, weakened 3f out
There are some unreliable types in opposition here and narrow preference is for YES ONE over Silver Hotspur and Dichoh. Kevin Ryan's five-year-old has a good draw and he can make it count. He does seem to enjoy racing on a turning track; he has won here and at Chester, and the return to this venue and the drop in grade can spark him back into life. Silver Hotspur is also dropped in grade and he does boast a recent win next to his name, but all his best form is on Southwell's fibresand. Dichoh has been running with credit, but he hasn't managed to get his head in front for nearly two years and he can't be backed with any confidence. Jord has the plum draw but he is badly out of form and we will stick with Yes One as the pick.
Dichoh 7-2 (9-2) Held up towards rear, ridden and outpaced 3f out, driven and stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 3l behind Titan Triumph (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Silver Hotspur 14-1 (9-5) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, some headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 7th of 13, 7l behind Spectait (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Yes One (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Not much room soon after start, always behind, last of 8, 50l behind Nightjar (9-2) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs.
Randama Bay (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Led 7f out, ridden well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Harald Bluetooth (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Mataram (USA) 9-1 (9-2) Held up, effort and ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 7l behind Titan Triumph (9-3) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Dec.
Teasing 7-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 3l behind Millie's Rock (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
The London Gang 50-1 (8-7) Always behind, last of 13, 31l behind Kimono My House (9-3) at Yarmouth 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Aug.
Jord (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Led, headed over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 10th of 13, 21l behind Hucking Heat (10-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f amt hcp (5) pol in Dec.