steadied start, in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, readily
in touch, ridden and lost place 6f out
tracked leaders, ridden 5f out, effort over 1f out, no impression final furlong
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
soon led and clear, reduced lead 8f out, pressed from 4f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong, stayed on
close up, effort over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leader, clear with leader 8f out, challenged from 4f out until over 1f out, weakened final furlong
BELROG scored easily over 1m6f last time and found only one too good over 2m before that - he may be up to winning this. Yorkshireman scored over track and trip in March but was beaten a distance on his recent return from a lay-off while Forgiving Glance made an unconvincing first attempt at 2m when beaten five lengths at Chelmsford. But Sakhra wasn't beaten far when fourth over course and distance recently and is not without a shout.
Belrog 4-1 (9-4) Slowly away switched left held up in rear, headway from 3f out, switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Par Three (9-13) by 4 1/2l, 9 ran.
Yorkshireman (IRE) 7-2fav (9-12) Prominent early, tracked leaders, lost place and wide 3f out, soon behind, 9th of 10, 25 3/4l behind Illya Kuryakin (9-3) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
The Wallace Line (IRE) 66-1 (11-6) Held up, behind when hampered 4 out, some late progress, never involved, 12th of 22, 21 1/4l behind Qualando (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (1) gd in Mar.
Santayana (GER) 18-1 (9-8) Behind, some late headway, never nearer, 6th of 12, 17 1/2l behind Lacey (9-12) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Shirls Son Sam 9-1 (9-4) In touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 6th of 14, 18 1/2l behind Funky Munky (9-0) at Catterick 2m hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Forgiving Glance 5-2fav (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, soon every chance, ridden over 1f out, kept on and well held by winner, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Rainbow Pride (9-7) at Chelmsford City 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Sakhra 10-1 (9-0) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, held towards finish, 4th of 10, 1 1/4l behind Illya Kuryakin (9-3) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Oct.