chased leaders, led over 2f out, soon ridden and headed over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
close up, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, smooth headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon shaken up, ran on strongly
behind, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
prominent, pushed along and weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, headway 2f out, chased winner final furlong, no impression
mid-division, pushed along and weakened over 1f out
dwelt, outpaced in rear
held up mid-division, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Chiswick Bey has won on Polytrack but has yet to figure in three runs on this surface, though his latest fifth at Newmarket looks the stand-out form in this. Ravenhoe has been treading water off this mark since winning at Beverley in September and is 0-6 on the all-weather while this looks on the sharp side for Argaki, though he's tumbling down the weights. Southern Strife and CADEAU MAGNIFIQUE are probably also better over further nowadays but the latter would have outstanding claims if reproducing the form of his second over a mile here last time so gets the nod. Gone With The Wind has each-way claims and could be best of the rest.
Kiwi Bay 14-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, driven and lost place over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 12th of 13, 22 1/4l behind Alexandrakollontai (8-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Pendo 10-1 (9-1) Led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 18, 7 1/2l behind Timeless Art (9-2) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Argaki (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Pressed leader, led narrowly over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Ready (9-7) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Ravenhoe (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, some late headway, no impression, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Chester Street (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
So It's War (FR) 9-2 (9-5) Held up in touch, headway over 3f out, chased leader over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Southern Gailes (9-2) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Pike Corner Cross (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on towards finish, 5th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Dream Of Summer (9-4) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Billy Bond 8-1 (9-5) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nevr near leaders, 8th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Qaffaal (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Muqarred (USA) 11-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 14, 21 1/4l behind Niblawi (10-0) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (5) gf in Sep.
Cadeau Magnifique 14-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, nk behind Testa Rossa (8-12) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Crazy Tornado (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden and effort 2f out, kept on same pace, gradually weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Amood (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Southern Strife 6-1 (11-0) Dwelt, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Favorite Girl (10-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Gone With The Wind (GER) 40-1 (9-1) Towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 12, 2 1/4l behind Amood (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Visitant 16-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 6 1/2l behind Enjoy Life (8-13) at Redcar 7f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Chiswick Bey (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Keen tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Via Via (9-2) at Newmarket 7f hcp (4) gf in Oct.
