held up in touch, headway 3 out, challenged when hampered next, ridden and lost 2nd last, no extra
held up in rear, headway 3 out, effort next, went 2nd last, ridden and held flat
tracked winner to 5th, in touch, weakened 3 out, behind when pulled up before next
held up, driven and outpaced after 4 out, tailed off from next
made virtually all, hit 5th, hard pressed when jumped left 2 out and last, ridden and stayed on flat
chased leaders to 5th, under pressure when fell 4 out
held up in touch, headway to chase winner before 3 out to next, kept on until ridden and not fluent last, no extra
tracked leaders, went second 5th, ridden and weakened quickly after 4 out, pulled up before next
chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, weakened and pulled up before next
Raise You Five comes into this race in good heart having won his last two starts under testing conditions in handicaps at Fontwell and Towcester and he has to be respected on his bid for a hat-trick but a 13lb rise for the latest of those successes makes this more difficult and he may be worth taking on with KING OF CASTILE, who gets the vote with Callerlilly rated the best of the rest. The selection has shown improved form for Evan Williams since he has been racing on more testing ground in handicaps in his last couple of starts and he looks worth siding with off his current mark at likely odds. More The Merrier was pulled up at Taunton earlier this month but had run well at the same venue previously so he cannot be discounted if able to reproduce that earlier form, while Jim Old's The Hudnalls now seems too high in the weights having been raised following a promising run at Hereford last month. Nigel Hawke's Callerlilly has shown improved form of late and has every chance but the handicapper has taken note having raised him 5lbs for his good second at Uttoxeter last month and a better bet looks to be King of Castile.
Dance Island (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders 7th, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 5th of 16, 33l behind Volador (11-6) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy.
Raise You Five (IRE) 10-3fav (10-13) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, led on bit last, not extended, won at Towcester 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Nov beating Hareem (10-10) by 1 1/4l, 17 ran.
King of Castile 11-2 (11-11) Led, headed approaching 4th, tracked leader, every chance approaching 3 out, no extra last, 5th of 15, 6l behind Lord Crewe (10-8) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
Knight In The City (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders 8th, ridden and 4th well before 2 out, struggling before next, left distant 4th last, 4th of 16, 23l behind Volador (11-6) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy.
Callerlilly 5-1 (11-7) Led, headed 2 out, regained lead between last 2, kept on flat, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Tarateeno (11-4) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Dec.
More The Merrier (IRE) 9-2fav (11-7) Chased leaders, mistake 5th, blundered next, driven along 10th, well behind when blundered 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Wizard of Edge (10-4) at Taunton 3m 3f hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft, 9 ran.
The Hudnalls (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Towards rear, ridden after 4 out, soon weakened, 6th of 15, 16l behind Lord Crewe (10-8) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
Good Man Jack (IRE) 50-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, pushed along and headway after 4th, ridden 8th, weakened approaching 3 out, 6th of 13, well behind Watamu Bay (11-4) at Towcester 3m nov hdl (4) hvy.
Ethiopia 200-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, some headway 5th, weakened 3 out, 5th of 13, 34l behind Wishfull Thinking (11-11) at Taunton 2m 3f nov hdl (3) sft.
