tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
mid-division, headway over 3f out, challenged over 1f out, no extra close home
led, headed 9f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out
slowly into stride, recovered to go prominent after 2f and taking keen hold, went 2nd over 8f out, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
prominent early, tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon lost place, well behind over 2f out
prominent, took keen hold, led 9f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, squeezed through and every chance inside final furlong, just held
held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, held on well
held up in last, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, never on terms
held up towards rear, headway on outside 5f out, weakened 4f out, well behind over 2f out
prominent, outpaced over 2f out, no impression after
tracked leaders, took keen hold, mid-division after 2f, not clear run on inside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Layla's Boy wasn't beaten far over C&D in October and course regular White Deer has been thereabouts on a few occasions of late. However, the latter finished behind third-placed NO DIAMOND over track and trip last time and Mike Appleby's lightly-raced five-year-old looks set to finally lose his maiden tag off his current mark. Five Hearts should figure with a reproduction of her latest run at Lingfield and Awesome Rock's recent efforts suggest his first win is not far away.
Layla's Boy 7-2fav (9-10) In touch, smooth headway to lead 3f out, soon joined, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra and lost two places near finish, 4th of 13, 4l behind Goldmadchen (9-7) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Nov.
White Deer (USA) 3-1 (9-6) Pulled hard in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Honoured (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Missionaire (USA) 33-1 (8-6) Led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 15l behind Mutual Regard (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 5f app hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
No Diamond 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Honoured (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Dream Risk (FR) 5-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 13, 4l behind Call Of Duty (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f app hcp 0-60 (6) gf in Jul.
Five Hearts 25-1 (9-2) Keen mid-division, headway to go 2nd over 6f out, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed and kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Honest Strike (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Easydoesit (IRE) 10-1 (8-2) Mid-division, not clear run briefly 3f out, headway from 2f out, ran on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Den Maschine (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Feb.
Scribe (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, soon ridden and no impression, 5th of 11, 9l behind Knox Overstreet (9-7) at Bath 2m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Aug.
Saloon (USA) 16-1 (8-6) Always in rear, never placed to challenge, 9th of 12, 20l behind Llamadas (9-5) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Crabbies Gold (IRE) 12-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders, weakened 3f out, last of 8, well behind Harare (9-0) at Hamilton 1m 4f app hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Jun.
Sacco D'oro 100-1 (9-5) Tracked winner until over 6f out, weakened halfway, soon in rear, 5th of 6, well behind Everlong (8-12) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo fll stks (5) gs in Sep.
Awesome Rock (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division on inside, effort inside final 2f, ridden and every chance over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 13, 1 3/4l behind Chella Thriller (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.