tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace, eased when well held towards finish home
tracked leading pair, pushed along before halfway, lost 3rd 3f out, soon weakened, remote 3rd again near finish
took keen hold, held up 4th, 3rd going well 3f out, 2nd on bit 2f out, led entering final furlong, pushed along and carried head high but ran on well, eased close home
led, pushed along 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, dropped to 3rd 2f out, soon beaten, lost remote 3rd near finish
ALNASL, favourite on his reappearance and first start for Archie Watson at Beverley last week, should recoup losses here ahead of Makkadangdang, who showed promise in his first season but hasn’t raced since second at Chelmsford in October and is giving the selection 7lb. Neither Break The Silence nor Cadela Rica have shown much so far and it will be surprise if they are involved in the finish.
Makkadangdang 8-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Mister Manduro (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Break The Silence 100-1 (9-5) Pressed leader, lost place over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 26 3/4l behind Mirage Dancer (9-5) at Doncaster 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Oct.
Alnasl (IRE) 13-8fav (9-0) Keen, tracked leader until 2f out, soon ridden, effort when not clear run inside final furlong, switched left, ridden and ran on, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Rinaria (9-0) at Beverley 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Cadela Rica 33-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway and in touch on outer over 4f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased inisde final furlong, last of 8, 20 1/2l behind Highland Lotus (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Sep.
