held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on to 3rd inside final furlong
chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd well over 1f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leades, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden 4f out, soon weakened and behind
steadied start, held up in rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to get involved
steadied start, held up in rear, ridden and struggling on outside over 2f out
close up, headway on inside over 1f out, went 2nd 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
Dart may struggle in this grade and recent C&D winner Accumulate takes a step up in class. Cozy Tiger is 13lb higher than when winning here last May, but dual Lingfield winner Gunslinger has claims over this longer trip. First Fandango has won twice over hurdles recently and may have improved since scoring at Bath in August, while Never Can Tell showed good progress at the end of last season and looks capable of better still this year. However, the vote goes to top-weight DENTON, who boasts the best form over 1m4f here and looks to be crying out for this longer trip.
Denton (NZ) 11-1 (9-7) Chased leaders and keen, led over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching 1f out, weakened towards finish, 7th of 13, 6l behind Mirrored (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Proud Times (USA) 4-1 (9-10) Joined leader 9f out, led 3f out, soon ridden, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 3 1/2l behind Hidden Glory (9-0) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-95 (3) fbs in Dec.
Yahrab (IRE) 15-2 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway from 4f out, chased clear leaders over 2f out, never on terms, 4th of 7, 22l behind Agglestone Rock (8-7) at Newcastle 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
Crocus Rose 12-1 (8-13) Mid-division, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 5l behind Battleoftrafalgar (8-13) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-105 (2) pol.
Never Can Tell (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, ran on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep beating Country Road (9-5) by 1l, 9 ran.
First Fandango 17-2 (8-4) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner entering final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Harlestone Times (8-4) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Sep.
Cozy Tiger (USA) 11-4fav (9-0) Held up in touch, took keen hold, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Porgy (9-4) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Gunslinger (FR) 13-2 (9-6) Dwelt held up, headway on inside over 3f out, ridden and no impression from 2f out, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Record Breaker (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Dart 9-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 9l behind Rosewood Lad (9-4) at Wolverhampton 2m hacp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Accumulate 5-4fav (8-10) Always prominent, driven to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar beating Red Kestrel (9-6) by 4l, 6 ran.
