tracked leaders, outpaced 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened over 1f out
pressed leader to over 4f out, headway to lead over 2f out, soon ridden, headed narrowly inside final furlong, kept on, just held
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression from over 1f out, beaten when eased well inside final furlong
took keen hold, mid-division, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, every chance over 1f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong
behind, outpaced 3f out, ridden and headway under pressure on inside over 1f out, went 3rd and kept on inside final furlong, not reach front pair
led narrowly, clear over 4f out to over 2f out, soon headed, weakened 1f out
behind and soon outpaced, some headway over 1f out, never able to challnge
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, challenged over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, held on well
tracked leaders, headway to challenge 2f out, ridden and lost place over 1f out, no extra
behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on into mid-division inside final furlong, never near leaders
towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, no impression
A fine prize has attracted a strong entry with Richard Fahey saddling four and Mark Johnston just one less. Paul Hanagan takes the ride on the former's Rashford's Double who is on a four-timer though stepping up in class from a higher mark. The Malton-based handler may have a better chance with SOCIETY RED, who was having just his fourth start when just failing to hold off Mutawetheb in a nursery at Doncaster in October. Johnston's best hope may lie with top weight Mailshot, who has been in fine form on the all-weather during the winter and scooted away with a strong handicap at Chelmsford last month. Mazyoun was narrowly beaten in three very competitive races including the Two-Year-Old Trophy at Redcar so it was no surprise when he started long odds-on at Newcastle. However, he only just got home and could have lost the race for causing interference though the runner-up franked the form with a victory next time. Novoman looked ready for this sort of trip when staying on strongly over 7f at Doncaster on his final start.
Mailshot (USA) 8-1 (9-6) Broke well, held up, headway from 2f out, led 1f out, ran on, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (3) pol in Mar beating Mutawatheb (9-7) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Grey Britain 10-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Second Thought (9-1) at Lingfield 7f lst stks (1) pol in Mar.
Rusumaat (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Reared start, soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 13th of 19, 11 1/2l behind Mubtasim (8-9) at Doncaster 6f stks (2) gd in Sep.
Novoman (IRE) 11-4jfav (9-7) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Masham Star (9-6) at Doncaster 7f (3) gd in Oct.
Mazyoun 1-8fav (9-5) With leader, challenged 2f out, ridden and pressed leader inside final furlong, led towards finish, just held on, won at Newcastle 6f mdn stks (6) pol in Oct beating Holmeswood (9-5) by shd, 5 ran.
Dr Julius No 8-1 (9-1) Keen, in rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Second Thought (9-1) at Lingfield 7f lst stks (1) pol in Mar.
Chupalla 20-1 (9-7) Raced keenly, chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened rapidly, last of 5, 4 1/4l behind Munro (9-3) at Lingfield 6f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Rashford's Double (IRE) 13-8fav (9-9) In rear, headway entering final 3f, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, driven out gamely, won at Nottingham 1m (5) gd in Nov beating Phoenix Dawn (8-13) by hd, 13 ran.
Cullingworth (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Mid-division, hampered inside final 2f, soon outpaced, ridden and stayed on into 4th inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Arc Royal (9-2) at Chester 7f (4) gd in Sep.
Society Red 13-2 (8-7) Held up in touch, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, switched left to challenge 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on, just held, 2nd of 7, nk behind Mutawatheb (9-7) at Doncaster 1m (3) gd in Oct.
Somnambulist 40-1 (9-5) Led, hard driven over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Mojito (9-5) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (4) pol in Oct.
Navarone (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, kept on and no impression, 5th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Kitten's Johnstown (9-5) at Ayr 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep.
