always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, headway halfway, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on
always prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on
held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along halfway, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous
held up in rear, ridden 3f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish
held up, pushed along 2f out, never dangerous,
keen, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, always in rear, eased from over 1f out
held up, never troubled leaders
soon led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on
Nan Jan is chasing the hat-trick and gets the vote here with Cool Sands and Miskina rated as the main dangers. The selection has a 6lbs penalty for her recent win over 6f here when she beat Wainwright. She did that in impressive fashion and the manner of that success would suggest that she should be capable of defying a penalty, especially with the return to 7f also in her favour. Cool Sands goes well here but gave the impression that 7f was too far when fourth behind Paso Doble last time. He looks to have decent place prospects but may find a couple too good. Miskina hails from a yard in flying form and she won in game fashion last time when getting the better of I Wish at Wolverhampton. All her three career wins have come at Wolverhampton so that is a track that clearly suits her style of racing. Middle Eastern has been in good form of late and is another to consider, but for the winner we will return to the in-form Nan Jan.
Nan Jan 9-2 (9-2) With leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon in command, ran on well, won at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating Wainwright (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Bogaz (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Raced centre, always in rear, 15th of 18, 30l behind Hurricane Coast (8-9) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Oct.
Contented (IRE) 25-1 (8-8) Close up, outpaced final 3f, 10th of 13, 22l behind Edas (8-8) at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn aut stk (6) gf in Jun.
Middle Eastern 5-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind, good headway on outside over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 4l behind Willheconquertoo (9-1) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Cerebus 5-2fav (8-13) Dwelt, headway halfway, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Nan Jan (8-10) at Southwell 6f fll hcp (5) fbs in Nov.
Distant Country (USA) 3-1jt-fav (9-5) Slowly into stride, ridden and headway over 2f out, soon ridden, eased when beaten inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 13l behind Aswan (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f sll (6) pol in Nov.
Lord Chamberlain 10-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway when not clear run briefly over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 3l behind Easy Laughter (9-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Cool Sands (IRE) 9-2fav (8-10) Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, good headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and no extra close home, 4th of 13, 1l behind Paso Doble (8-10) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.
Lowestoft Playboy 9-1 (8-8) Raced centre, close up, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 18, 16l behind Hurricane Coast (8-9) at Yarmouth 7f hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Oct.
Soba Jones 40-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders on outer, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 14, 11l behind Mr Wolf (9-13) at Pontefract 5f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Mitchelland 40-1 (8-10) Behind, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 13, 9l behind Nan Jan (8-10) at Southwell 6f fll hcp (5) fbs in Nov.
Overjoy Way 18-1 (9-2) Tracked far side leader, weakened over 1f out, soon eased when no chance with stand side leaders, 9th of 12, 13l behind Special Lad (8-11) at Folkestone 7f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Aug.
Miskina 11-2 (9-0) Held up mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at W'hampton 7f fll hcp (6) pol in Nov beating I Wish (9-0) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Silver Visage (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, stayed on one pace under pressure final furlong, 3rd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Triple Zero (8-2) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Aug.
