chased leaders, ridden to lead briefly final furlong, driven and headed, no extra inside
always in rear, never troubled leaders
mid-division, headway halfway, ridden and no extra final furlong
soon led, ridden 2f out, headed final furlong, no extra inside
prominent, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
mid-division, never troubled leaders
chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
in rear, headway 2f out, driven to lead well inside final furlong, kept on well
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened final 2f
dwelt, in touch, headway 2f out, driven and no extra final furlong
always in rear
WESTWOOD can win this at the expense of Soba Jones and The Geester. The selection is not an easy horse to win with but caught the eye when second of thirteen over course and distance last time out. He is more than capable of winning races off his current mark and is therefore a horse to stay on the right side of. Soba Jones will have plenty of supporters after gaining a hat-trick of wins at this venue. The last two victories have been in claiming and selling class races so he will need to improve once again off this ten pound higher mark if he is to win again. The Geester is only three pounds higher since winning here last time out and has to be given respect but for the winner we return to Westwood.
Westwood 22-1 (8-11) Led, headed halfway, driven to lead briefly final furlong, headed, no extra close home, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Charles Parnell (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs.
Soba Jones 8-13fav (9-10) Tracked leader, joined leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on, won at Southwell 6f sll (6) fbs in Feb beating Nautical (9-10) by a nk, 4 ran.
Everything 20-1 (9-1) Behind, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 13th of 18, 9l behind Apollo Shark (9-4) at Redcar 6f hcp 0-65 (6) gs in Sept.
The Geester 15-2 (8-13) Led after 1f, travelled well, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, won at Southwell 5f hcp (6) fbs in Nov beating Spic 'n Span (8-7) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Hamaasy 14-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven no impression final furlong, 9th of 12, 9l behind Namu (8-11) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
Woqoodd 13-2 (9-10) Mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, bumped 1f out, one pace, 6th of 19, 5l behind Johnston's Glory (9-11) at Redcar 6f hcap (6) gf in Jul.
Scruffy Skip (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Behind, ridden and outpaced final 2f, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 8l behind Shaded Edge (8-8) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
The Little Fizzer (IRE) 13-2 (8-10) Tracked winner, ridden and effort 2f out, soon one pace, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Lost All Alone (8-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Tadlil 10-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden when not much room and eased out inside final furlong, stayed on, never nearer, 4th of 11, 3l behind Bold Diva (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Swallow Forest 15-2 (8-6) Pushed along in rear, kept on, never near leaders, 9th of 12, 6l behind The Geester (8-13) at Southwell 5f hcp (6) fbs in Nov.
Ducal Regancy Red 40-1 (8-3) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f, 9th of 14, 12l behind She's Our Beauty (8-2) at Southwell 5f clm (6) fbs.
Double Carpet (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind City For Conquest (8-11) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-50 (6) fbs in Nov.
Sandies Choice 40-1 (7-13) Soon outpaced, always behind, 11th of 13, 10l behind Hot Bertie (8-11) at Beverley 5f 3yo sll (5) gf in May.
Kissi Kissi 66-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, always in rear, last of 11, 24l behind Efisio Princess (8-5) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Nov.
