slowly into stride, soon mid-division, good headway on inside chasing leaders 3f out, switched right and went 2nd inside final 2f, led inside final furlong, soon clear, ran on well
held up off the pace towards rear, headway when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ridden and unable to quicken soon after, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders halfway, wide home turn, ridden over 1f out, weakened soon after
quickly away, led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner, lost 2nd final 110 yards, weakened into 4th close home
switched left start, held up towards rear, waiting for room on inside until gap opened turning in, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd final 110 yards, no chance with winner
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
off the pace towards rear, wide home turn, never on terms
chased leaders, saddle slipped before halfway, eased and no chance after
off the pace in last pair, headway towards inside when carried left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish
mid-division, headway chasing leaders and switched right inside final 2f, hung badly left from over 1f out, weakened final furlong
upset in stalls, pressed leader, pushed along halfway, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened soon after
SUREWECAN ran his best race since joining Sarah Hollinshead when beaten less than a length at Wolverhampton. He had the measure of several of these on that occasion including Billy Dylan, Bluella and Thegreyvtrain and can confirm running. The latter has subsequently finished behind First Verse here while both Blazing Hot and Ascot Jungle have yet to shown any improvement for a tumble down the weights.
Blazing Hot 3-1fav (9-3) Keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Redzone (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Ascot Jungle (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 5 1/2l behind I'm Mable (9-4) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Billy Dylan (IRE) 9-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced at 2f, made no impression inside final furlong, last of 9, 7 3/4l behind Morty (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Thegreyvtrain 12-1 (9-3) Led, pushed along and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 11, 9 1/4l behind Q Twenty Boy (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
First Verse (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Dwelt in rear, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Q Twenty Boy (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Surewecan 40-1 (8-12) Held up, made headway at 2f, ran on well inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Morty (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Mansfield 12-1 (9-0) Keen prominent, led 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakened, 7th of 11, 5l behind Q Twenty Boy (9-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
La Chica Lobo 50-1 (9-0) Prominent and ridden at 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 7 1/4l behind Morty (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Bluella 10-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and rallied at 2f, weakened close home, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Morty (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Sennen 150-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 8l behind Mick's Spirit (9-5) at Lingfield 5f stks (5) pol in Nov.
Tilsworth Valerie 125-1 (8-7) Prominent early, chased leaders, outpaced and no impression from over 1f out, 6th of 11, 5 1/2l behind I'm Mable (9-4) at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
