raced keenly towards rear, pushed along before halfway, no real headway final 2f
held up towards rear, some headway centre over 1f out, no impression final furlong
made all, led field near side rail in home straight, ridden and ran on well final furlong, unchallenged
mid-division, closer in 4th over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, never going pace to challenge
chased leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden in centre inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened turning in
chased winner, ridden hung left and no impression inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
slowly into stride, always towards rear
off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, never able to challenge
raced awkwardly towards rear, never a factor
steadied start, raced keenly in rear, never on terms
chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten
Rain Cap should make a good fist of defying topweight after such a a consistent run of form but STRONSAY is worth chancing. Six furlongs suits nowadays and he's finished close enough the last twice to suggest a race of this nature is within his capabilities. He'll handle the ground too. Deevious Beau is noteworthy for a yard that came right back to form over the weekend and he looks feasibly treated, although both career wins have come on the now defunct Southwell fibresand. He ran well enough on turf last time though to suggest he's a key player now. Point Of Woods, due run in the last at Redcar on Monday, must be considered if turning up here too.
Rain Cap 16-1 (9-6) Prominent, led 2f out, headed and outpaced by winner inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Millionaire Waltz (9-7) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
But You Said (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, under pressure and edged slightly left 1 1/2f out, no extra from over 1f out, 11th of 12, 14l behind The Cola Kid (10-2) at Cork 6f hcp gf in Jul.
Stronsay (IRE) 18-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Muatadel (9-4) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Desert Dream 11-2 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden well over 2f out, led 2f out, headed 110 yards out, no extra towards finish, 5th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Royal Prospect (9-5) at Carlisle 7f hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Royal Guard (GER) 11-2 (9-4) Chased leaders out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened soon after, 11th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Queen Of Burgundy (10-0) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Deevious Beau 20-1 (9-4) In rear, pushed along 2f out, headway 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind The Gloaming (9-7) at Musselburgh 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
Fircombe Hall 9-2 (9-6) Behind, not much room over 1f out, no impression, kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 14 1/4l behind Donizetti (9-9) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Independent Beauty 125-1 (8-6) Outpaced, 7th of 9, 12 1/2l behind Maajdah (9-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp fll (5) pol in Sep.
Point Of Woods 40-1 (8-13) Raced in last, pushed along and headway over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on well inside last, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Polam Lane (9-3) at Redcar 6f hcp (6) gd in Sep.
Celerity (IRE) 100-1 (8-13) Led near side, headed 3f out and started to lose place rapidly, ridden 2f out, no response, finished tailed off, last of 18, 32 1/4l behind Bronze River (9-7) at Redcar 7f hcp (6) gs in Oct.
Furniture Factors (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Restrained in rear, switched left and headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 13 1/4l behind We Still Believe (9-10) at Newcastle 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Dandy's Max (IRE) 12-1 (8-4) Midfield towards inner, headway to lead over 2f out and raced alone far side, headed over 1f out, kept on until no extra and dropped to 4th final strides, 4th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Patsy Fagan (9-4) at Pontefract 6f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
