led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
always in rear
held up, ridden 2f out, not pace to challenge
prominent far side, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed close home
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, led close home
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on towards finish
always in rear
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
close up far side, ridden and weakened 2f out
NonRunner
Kroy was beaten only a head over track and trip last time but Skyva was only a neck behind in fourth and that pair are hard to separate. DUKE COSIMO was runner-up here before going one better at Kempton and he gets the nod to go in again effectively racing off a lower mark with an apprentice's allowance taken into account. Black Hambleton has been thereabouts without threatening here recently but Insurplus was still beaten a long way when runner-up at the track on his penultimate start.
Sir Ottoman (FR) 7-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway on inside going well over 2f out, ridden chasing leaders over 1f out, run flattened out final 100 yards, 8th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Dark Side Dream (9-7) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Insurplus (IRE) 4-1fav (9-7) Towards rear of mid-division, headway near side of group over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Etikaal (9-5) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Duke Cosimo 11-4fav (9-5) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, soon bumped, challenged inside final furlong, led last stride, won at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating My Society (9-2) by hd, 11 ran.
Avenue Of Stars 10-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, not much room and lost place 4f out, well beaten final 2f, 11th of 13, 12 3/4l behind Walk On Walter (9-8) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Skyva 11-2 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance well inside final furlong, ran on, 4th of 12, nk behind Roaring Rory (9-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Kroy 7-2jfav (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went never nearer 2nd last strides, 2nd of 12, hd behind Roaring Rory (9-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Black Hambleton 3-1fav (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never reached leaders, 6th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Highly Focussed (9-8) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Peachey Carnehan 40-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Mossy's Lodge (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Sunnyside Lady 150-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, struggling over 3f out, 10th of 11, 28 1/4l behind Collide (9-9) at Carlisle 1m 1f stks (5) sft in Sep.
Cliff Bay (IRE) 150-1 (8-10) In rear, well beaten final 3f, last of 12, dist behind Ascot Week (9-5) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Yorkshire Pudding 10-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 14, 6 1/4l behind Fly True (8-12) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Hit The Lights (IRE) 50-1 (10-5) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never dangerous, last of 14, 15 1/4l behind Pearl Noir (10-12) at Catterick 5f hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Johnny Cavagin 12-1 (9-4) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Turanga Leela (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Broken Wings (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 9 1/4l behind Poeta Brasileiro (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
