in rear, ridden 3f out, driven and kept on final furlong, never nearer
patiently ridden in rear, plenty to do approaching 2f out, smooth headway from over 1f out, shaken off to lead inside final furlong, ran on comfortably
held up, wide and headway to track leaders over 5f out, went 2nd over 4f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, joined inside final furlong, headed and no extra
tracked leaders, ridden when hampered over 2f out, not a danger after
held up, headway to go in touch 8f out, ridden over 2f out, ridden to join leaders and every chance inside final furlong, kept on, not pace with winner
mid-division, wide and headway from 3f out, ridden to go 3rd 2f out, weakened 1f out
in touch, pushed along when hampered over 4f out and lost a couple of places, ridden and stayed on final furlong, never dangerous
slowly into stride, ridden to soon track leaders, ridden 4f out, kept on final 2f, never going pace to challenge
tracked leader, ridden and lost place over 4f out
mid-division, ridden and outpaced 4f out
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakening when not much room 2f out, eased final furlong
switched left soon after start, held up in rear, wide and headway from 3f out, chased leader 2f out, ridden to join leaders and every chance inside final furlong, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
Nonrunner
A wide open finish to the card but perhaps ALBIERA can draw enough improvement from this step up in distance to score from Three Thieves and Mr Plod. The selection makes her handicap debut having struggled to cut much ice over shorter trips but, representing shrewd connections and bred to be better than this rating, she might be worth siding with at the likely prices. Three Thieves is a danger to all if he can transfer the hurdle improvement of last winter to the flat game after almost a year on the sidelines. Jim Best's runners are going well and so any market support for this six-year-old would be worth noting in a race that won't take much winning. Mr Plod is another with chances having followed up a good effort off this mark with a novice hurdle success last time. Whether that jumps success can be transferred to today's race remains to be seen but the horse is clearly in good heart and remains unexposed so is worth watching. Iguacu is another who ran well last time although that was at Southwell and the geldings only run here resulted in a comprehensive defeat, but even so it may pay to forgive that one effort and with the George Baker yard returning to form it's not impossible that this one could find the necessary improvement to score. Jenny Soba is also interesting off top weight with Fallon booked whilst Turner's Touch needs a market check but this very poor contest can go to the unexposed Albiera.
Jenny Soba 25-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 11l behind Private Equity (8-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Mr Plod 12-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway and switched sharply left well over 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 14, 2l behind Little Sark (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Oct.
Carr Hall (IRE) 20-1 (9-7) Pulled hard, soon steadied in touch, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 11, 11l behind Key Regard (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f clm stks (6) pol in Nov.
Sir Haydn 10-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, chased leaders over 4f out, weakened entering final furlong, 5th of 13, 9l behind Swords (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) fbs in Nov.
Russian Music (USA) 12-1 (8-11) Towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Pacific Bay (8-5) at Beverley 1m app stks (6) gf in Sep.
Berrynarbor 33-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, behind, steady headway on outside from over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 6th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Recalcitrant (9-6) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp 0-55 (6) gd in Sep.
Three Thieves (UAE) 14-1 (10-1) Behind, driven and headway over 2f out, soon no impression, 8th of 13, 8l behind Trigger's Friend (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f sell stks (6) pol in Jun '08.
Turner's Touch 20-1 (9-6) Very slowly away, in rear, never trouble leaders, 9th of 15, 13l behind Doubnov (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f sell stks (6) pol in Nov.
Albiera (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Held up, never dangerous, 11th of 12, 27l behind Oriental Cavalier (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov.
Desert Hawk 33-1 (9-10) In touch, ridden and weakened 3f out, 9th of 10, 17l behind Hucking Hero (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f sell stks (6) pol in Oct.
Bourn Fair 12-1 (8-11) Prominent, weakened 2f out, 7th of 13, 14l behind Swords (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) fbs in Nov.
Harty Boy (USA) 18-1 (8-9) Mid-division, weakened quickly over 4f out, 9th of 12, 23l behind Sircozy (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks 0-55 (6) pol in Nov.
Fine Tolerance 25-1 (8-4) Led, raced keenly, headed over 10f out, led over 8f out until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 12l behind Desert Vision (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov.
Lyrical Intent 25-1 (8-10) Started very slowly, held up, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 5l behind Location (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Oct.
Platoche (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, kept on over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 11, 6l behind Denton (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Iguacu 17-2 (8-11) Held up, headway well over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 13, 5l behind Swords (8-13) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) fbs in Nov.
