held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, never reached winner
mid-division, in touch, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well closing stages, never troubled leaders
mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, hard driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened approaching final furlong
in touch, progress to challenge over 2f out, chased winner approaching final furlong, no extra closing stages
in touch, hampered and quickly lost place 3f out, no danger after
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, weakened well over 2f out
held up towards rear, hampered 3f out, headway over 2f out, never a threat
tracked leader, hard driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, never dangerous
made all, hard ridden when challenged from over 1f out, stayed on gamely
tracked leader, driven to challenge over 2f out, faded final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, no extra closing stages
midfield, headway over 2f out, never on terms
behind, outpaced in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer
tracked leaders, weakened quickly 3f out
held up in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, lost place over 2f out
Nonrunner
The last eight winners of this consolation race have carried 9-3 or over. A couple of the lightly-raced, fancied horses fit into that trend including KEYSTROKE. Jeremy Noseda's colt made a winning return in a decent handicap at Wolverhampton three weeks ago and it was soft ground when he won on his racecourse debut over track and trip. Predominance is also unexposed having come up short when favourite in testing ground over 7f here in November but he stays this extra distance and could go close. Ryan Moore was on board Azraff when he finished second over track and trip in June and Right Touch is not easily dismissed for the Fahey yard with a 7lb claimer helping his cause. At the lower end of the handicap, Master Of Irony won over a mile on the round course here last year and Emerald ended the last campaign with a victory on soft ground at Newmarket.
Donncha (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear near side, headway when not clearest of runs over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 4th 100 yards out, never going pace to reach leading trio, 4th of 20, 5l behind Musaddas (8-7) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Right Touch 5-1 (9-7) Dropped into rear division, headway over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Ayr 7f hcp (3) gd in Sep beating Al Khan (9-7) by nk, 13 ran.
Keystroke 4-1fav (8-12) Midfield, headway on inside from 2f out, soon chasing leaders, led inside final furlong, just held on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Mar beating Supersta (8-10) by ns, 12 ran.
Azraff (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Keen, in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 1 1/4l behind Bancnuanaheireann (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (2) pol in Oct.
Instant Attraction (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, 11th of 21, 9 1/4l behind Withernsea (8-12) at Doncaster 7f hcp (2) hvy in Nov.
Maraakib (IRE) 4-1jfav (9-1) Tracked leaders, led over 7f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on well, won at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Nov beating Empress Ali (9-5) by 1l, 10 ran.
Examiner (IRE) 15-2 (9-2) Held up in last pair, headway over 2f out, never reached leaders and weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 13, 17l behind Passover (8-7) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Dubai Dynamo 66-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, 9th of 10, 19 3/4l behind Moon River (8-11) at Southwell 7f hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Predominance (IRE) 9-2fav (8-12) Steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, never a threat, 4th of 21, 3 3/4l behind Withernsea (8-12) at Doncaster 7f hcp (2) hvy in Nov.
Wilde Inspiration (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Held up and behind, headway near side under pressure over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind You're Fired (9-7) at York 1m hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Si Senor (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) In rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Captain Joy (9-5) at Lingfield 1m stks (2) pol in Mar.
Solo Hunter 12-1 (9-5) Led, clear halfway, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Si Senor (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp (3) pol in Jan.
Craftsmanship (FR) 11-2 (9-6) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, eased close home, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar beating Justice First (9-4) by 3 3/4l, 7 ran.
Lord Of The Rock (IRE) 7-2fav (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 11th of 16, 9 1/4l behind Farlow (9-9) at Doncaster 7f hcp (2) gd in Aug.
Father Bertie 16-1 (8-8) Led, slowed pace down after 2f, soon joined, quickened well over 3f out, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong, 9th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Keystroke (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
Finn Class (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders on outside travelling well in 3rd 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 16, 3 3/4l behind Express Himself (9-7) at Haydock 1m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Edgar Balthazar 5-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1 3/4l behind Majestic Myles (9-0) at Ayr 7f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Emerald (ITY) 10-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, switched right to challenge approaching final furlong, led closing stages, ran on well, won at Newmarket 1m hcp (3) sft in Oct beating Jack's Revenge (9-4) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Carnival King (IRE) 8-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, held towards finish, 4th of 18, 1 1/4l behind Pastoral Player (9-1) at Goodwood 7f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Master Of Irony (IRE) 7-1 (8-9) Mid-division on inside, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 6th of 19, 7l behind My Dream Boat (9-0) at York 1m hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Big Time (IRE) 6-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Bold Prediction (9-1) at Lingfield 1m hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Yourartisonfire 20-1 (9-8) In touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 20 1/4l behind Dancetrack (9-7) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) sft in Sep.
