mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten
always in rear
pulled hard, always prominent, ridden and led well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken
mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, still every chance until weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, kept on same pace
held up, headway on outside 3f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
led for 2f, remained close up ridden and led breifly inside final furlong, not quicken close himne
tracked ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon behind
in touch, ridden 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
slowly into stride, pulled hard, held up, some late headway, never nearer
close up, led after 2f, headed 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up, headway on inside over 1f out, squeezed through to lead inside final furlong, ran on
held up, some late headway, never dangerous
Leading All-Weather trainer Nick Littmoden looks to have found the ideal opening for Mush, who unlike the majority of his rivals, comes into this in good form. He is effective under these conditions and has a decent draw, so he is ideally placed to get a good lead. He has nothing to fear from dual-course winner Border Edge on that running and may more to fear from Mount Royale, who has been well placed to win a couple of minor events through the winter, and is certainly going the right way as he showed in defeat last time, but he does have to prove himself on this surface, while Kinsman, four times a winner here, has been done no favours by the draw. The maiden Ability is worth a mention, given his trainers recent record here and with Fallon on board, he is sure to have his supporters