made all, driven clear 2 out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure flat, held on well towards finish
held up in 4th, tracked front pair 11th, chased winner after 2 out, ridden and kept on flat, held when lost 2nd towards finish
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 10th, driven and one pace in 3rd before last, ridden flat, stayed on to regain 2nd towards finish, not reach winner
tracked winner on outside, lost place 10th, behind from 4 out, tailed off
held up behind, went 4th before 4 out, not fluent next, soon outpaced, well held after
Rear Admiral came good over fences at Musselburgh in November but on a faster surface than this. ROXYFET is preferred given he coped well in the testing going at Sedgefield on Boxing Day to score by eight lengths - Micky Hammond's charge can defy a 7lb penalty and go in again. Cloudy Joker is struggling at present though drops down a grade today along with Uno Valoroso and the latter pair make more appeal than Houndscourt.
Cloudy Joker (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Held up behind, mistake 3rd, headway 8th, chased leaders 2 out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 5th of 10, 19 1/4l behind Vision Des Champs (11-0) at Sandown 2m hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Rear Admiral (IRE) 11-2 (11-6) Tracked leaders, 2nd going well 2 out, led run-in, driven out, won at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov beating The Backup Plan (11-3) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.
Uno Valoroso (FR) 7-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, weakened 4 out, held in 5th when mistake last, 5th of 6, 18 1/2l behind Clan William (10-0) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Houndscourt (IRE) 28-1 (11-0) Mid-division on outside, in touch when not fluent and lost place 5th, struggling from 10th, pulled up before 4 out, at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Roxyfet (FR) 13-8fav (10-13) Held up in touch, tracked leading pair 8th, led last (usual 2 out), ridden clear before omitted last, stayed on well, won at Sedgefield 2m hcp (5) hvy in Dec beating Theflyingportrait (11-12) by 8l, 5 ran.
