tracked leaders, pushed along over 7f out, weakened over 4f out, tailed off
pressed winner, ridden to lead 2f out, headed 1f out, stayed on, held close home
pushed early, held up, went 3rd 7f out, reminders 5f out, closed over 1f out, went close 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, just held
last to break, held up, ridden 6f out, weakened 5f out, tailed off
led, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept responding to pressure and led again 1f out, all out
Sir Mark Prescott can land a quick double here with FINAL LIBERATION. The son of Sinndar bids for a hat-trick off an 8lb higher mark, but scored by four lengths last time and hasn't stopped improving. Red Courtier had Rosewood Lad well behind when second at Kempton recently and looks the biggest danger ahead of Gremlin, who was third in lesser company over C&D earlier this month. Wine 'N Dine hasn't been seen at the track since 2009 and may struggle to get involved.
Wine 'n Dine 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division until weakened 2f out, 12th of 13, 14l behind Red Merlin (8-13) at Goodwood 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May '09.
Red Courtier 2-1fav (9-1) Close up, headway to track leader 10f out, led travelling well 3f out, ridden 3 lengths ahead over 1f out, headed and no extra final 50 yards, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Mister Angry (8-13) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Rosewood Lad 16-1 (8-7) Prominent, hard ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f, 4th of 11, 11l behind Mister Angry (8-13) at Kempton 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Gremlin 9-2 (9-5) Dwelt, in rear, headway to go 2nd over 2f out, kept on and lost 2nd place last 100 yards, 3rd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Quinsman (9-10) at Wolverhampton 2m app hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Final Liberation (FR) 4-9fav (8-9) Made all, joined 8f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on strongly, won at Yarmouth 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Ghufa (9-6) by 4l, 6 ran.