slowly into stride, held up in touch, lost place over 1f out
always prominent, led over 1f out, hard ridden when challenged inside final furlong, ran on well
held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders on inside over 1f out, challenging when rider lost iron inside final furlong, soon recovered and hung left, kept on
led, raced freely, hung right from over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
pulled hard tracking leaders, effort over 1f out, weakened final furlong
pulled hard tracking leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on under pressure closing stages
in touch, under pressure over 2f out, stayed on well closing stages, never nearer
dwelt, behind, headway on inside over 1f out, soon no impression
It's difficult to make a decent case for any of this bunch but handicap debutant MISS JOHN made the frame over track and trip in between modest efforts on the Polytrack at Lingfield and Kempton. Colombia finished a bit closer when fourth here a fortnight ago and Penalty Scorer was narrowly beaten in a Nottingham seller back in September. The remainder have yet to show any form worthy of a mention but Bushtiger may do better here with a recent pipe-opener under his belt.
Miss Jonh (FR) 11-2 (8-8) Held up in 5th, pushed along halfway, no headway final 2f, last of 7, 11l behind Jebediah Shine (8-8) at Kempton 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Nov.
Colombia 25-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, hard driven over 2f out, soon outpaced, ran on towards finish, never a threat, 4th of 10, 3l behind Warm Order (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-52 (6).
Sky Steps (IRE) 7-1 (7-12) Held up in rear, took keen hold, wide over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 13, 3l behind Little Choosey (8-9) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-50 (7).
Penalty Scorer 25-1 (7-9) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Quality Art (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-52 (6).
Swift Susie 66-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders on outside, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out, last of 6, 13l behind Escrick (9-0) at Lingfield 5f 2yo flls mdn auc stks (6) sft in Aug.
Majenski (IRE) 66-1 (8-10) Prominent, one pace over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 10l behind Grosmont (8-10) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn auc stks (5).
Bushtiger (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Pressed winner, lost place over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 7th of 10, 9l behind Bannister Bell (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Devilution (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Tracked winner, lost place over 2f out, 8th of 9, 8l behind Ya Halla (8-13) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (0-55) (6).