held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, soon under pressure, weakened before last
chased leaders, not fluent 5th, blundered 4 out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway 4 out, ridden after next, weakened before last
tracked leaders, led after 3 out, hard ridden when headed after last, kept on same pace
tracked leader, ridden to challenge 3 out, soon outpaced, rallied after next, led after last, stayed on well
led until after 3 out, weakened before last
Nonrunner
Everdon Brook arrives in fine form but the soft ground here is a real worry and he's shot up the weights after back-to-back wins here and at Musselburgh. The going may also be too testing for Go Amwell while Sangfroid hasn't won since 2009 and, though tumbling down the weights, is another with ground concerns. GILZEAN's second at Catterick last Friday was a huge improvement on previous efforts. If he can reproduce that form here, the bottom weight would probably be the one to beat with Ben Cee Pee M returning from a lengthy absence.
Native Colony 16-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, ridden after 5th, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 9, 33l behind Tealissio (10-12) at Leicester 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Go Amwell 40-1 (11-4) Held up, wide and headway to go prominent 2nd, every chance when hit 2 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 17l behind Who Owns Me (11-7) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Dec.
Ben Cee Pee M (IRE) 5-2 (11-4) Held up in touch, mistake 3rd, headway before 3 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 4th of 5, 38l behind Tarvini (10-11) at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Nov '11.
Everdon Brook (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Held up mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, went 2nd before 3 out, led before 2 out, kept on well, won at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Dec beating Uncut Stone (11-9) by 2 3/4l, 15 ran.
Smart Exit (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) In touch, ridden and weakened 4 out, behind next, tailed off when pulled up last, in a race won by Okafranca (10-4) at Taunton 3m nov hcp 0-115 (4) sft in Nov, 11 ran.
Gilzean (IRE) 16-1 (10-3) Always prominent, led 9th, ridden and hard pressed 2 out, headed narrowly last, kept on same pace in clear 2nd flat, 2nd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Rowan Road (10-1) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Dec.
Sangfroid 12-1 (10-5) Mid-division, struggliung 8th, kept on from 3 out, never on terms, 5th of 13, 21l behind Fred The Shred (10-3) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) hvy in Dec.
