pushed along from stalls, towards rear, headway towards inside over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
held up in mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders 3f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, went 2nd entering final furlong, ran on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, ran on well
chased leader over 1f, chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, plugged on in 3rd final 110 yards
raced keenly in 3rd, went 2nd 8f out, led going well over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, soon lost 2nd and weakened
always behind, never a factor
held up in mid-division on inside, pushed along over 2f out, carried head awkwardly over 1f out, reluctant late headway
chased leaders, went 2nd approaching final 2f, ridden to lead 1f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, kept on
raced keenly in last pair, some headway out wide over 1f out, soon ridden and no impression
raced keenly, led until over 2f out, weakened rapidly
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Billy Roberts finally won on the all-weather when scoring over track and trip but is 5lb higher today. A couple of these have gone close since returning from lay-offs including Lingfield runner-up Who Cares Wins and Red Bond, who finished in front of County Wicklow when third here recently. MYTHICAL MADNESS hasn’t won on the all-weather for some time but completed a double at Epsom during the summer. Racing off a 9lb lower mark and dropping down in class, David O’Meara’s veteran gets a speculative vote.
Mythical Madness 50-1 (9-2) Chased leading pair, went 2nd over 1f out until entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong, lost two places towards finish, 5th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Society Red (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Billy Roberts (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Mid division, headway to press leaders 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, asserted final 100 yards, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating The Sedberghian (9-5) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Allowed 14-1 (8-11) Held up, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 12, 11l behind Mobashr (9-9) at Lingfield 1m stks (6) pol in Nov.
Who Cares Wins (IRE) 11-2 (9-4) In rear, ridden and headway well over 1f out, strongly pressed leaders 110 yards out, kept on but always held, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Pillars Of Earth (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Restricted Area (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Midfield, pushed 3f out, gradually weakened, 10th of 11, 10 1/2l behind Just Albert (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
County Wicklow (USA) 50-1 (9-6) Raced wide joined leader over 6f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Busby (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
James Park Woods (IRE) 33-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 17 3/4l behind Orchard Grove (12-2) at Ludlow 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Dawn Tapper (IRE) 28-1 (9-6) Mid-division on outer, progress to tracked leaders after 2f, 2nd halfway, ridden and weakened entering straight, 15th of 16, dist behind Astrophysicist (8-13) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp sft in Oct.
Giant Steps (IRE) 50-1 (8-7) Midfield, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, made no impression, 9th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Masham Moor (8-7) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Central City (IRE) 40-1 (9-11) Close up, pushed along 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 5 1/2l behind Elmejor (9-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Red Bond (IRE) 9-2 (9-8) Led, headed over 7f out, tracked leader, led again over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Busby (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
