held up in rear, effort when not much room and switched right over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
held up, ridden along and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
in touch, driven 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon beaten
prominent, ridden along halfway, weakened 2f out
prominent for 4f
mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression
in touch, ridden over 2f out, driven and kept on same pace final furlong
towards rear and soon chased along, never troubled leaders
held up behind leaders, driven over 1f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders, effort when weakening over 1f out
mid-division, ridden along halfway, stayed on same pace final furlong
towards rear, ridden along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
Nonrunner
The David Nicholls-trained Tax Free goes on any ground and has to be respected but, along with Mark Johnston's Lovelace, he may struggle under his penalties and preference is for Advanced. The selection will relish the underfoot conditions, is well treated on official BHA ratings and Kevin Ryan's five-year-old has solid claims. Prime Defender would probably want a faster surface, while Wi Dud, a stable companion of the selection has shown his winning form over the minimum trip. Linda Perratt's Appalachian Trail has won over six furlongs but is probably better over further, while Richard Fahey's Hinton Admiral probably needs to improve to trouble the judge but is less exposed than most of his rivals. Hoh Hoh Hoh is on a long losing sequence and has had little respite from the handicapper and a safer option looks to be Advanced.
Lovelace 11-4fav (9-8) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, every chance when edged left over 1f out, no extra and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Jack Sullivan (9-3) at W'hampton 7f lst stk (1) pol.
Tax Free (IRE) 9-4fav (9-4) Held up, headway under pressure 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3/4l behind Judd Street (8-12) at Newmarket 5f lst stk (1) gd in Oct.
Appalachian Trail (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Held up, ran on final 2f, 5th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Mutamarres (8-9) at Nad Al Sheba 6f hcp gd in Feb.
Aahayson (8-11) Overall leader in centre group until headed under 2f out, one pace, 8th of 14, 2l behind Loda (8-8) at Chantilly 5f lst stk (1) gs in Oct.
Advanced 8-1 (9-3) Held up behind leaders, ridden halfway, driven over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 13, 3l behind Galeota (9-6) at Doncaster 6f lst stk (1) gf in Nov.
Hinton Admiral (8-8) Chased leaders to 2f out, soon beaten, 10th of 12, 13l behind Per Incanto (8-8) at Capannelle 6f Grp 3 (1) gf in May.
Hoh Hoh Hoh 11-1 (9-1) Pressed leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 8th of 17, 5l behind Greek Renaissance (9-1) at Newmarket 6f Grp 3 (1) gs in Oct.
Knot In Wood (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 5th of 9, 1 1/2l behind Maltese Falcon (9-2) at Lingfield 6f lst stk (1) pol in Nov.
Prime Defender 12-1 (8-12) Prominent centre group until weakened over 1f out, 11th of 17, 7l behind Haatef (8-12) at Ascot 6f Grp 2 (1) gs in Sept.
Rising Shadow (IRE) 40-1 (9-6) Dwelt, towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 13, 2l behind Galeota (9-6) at Doncaster 6f lst stk (1) gf in Nov.
Sonny Red (IRE) 33-1 (9-11) Always outpaced, 15th of 17, 10l behind Benbaun (9-11) at Longchamp 5f Grp 1 (1) gs in Oct.
Strike Up The Band 16-1 (9-4) Chased leaders stand side, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, weakened approaching final furlong, 15th of 17, 10l behind Sunrise Safari (8-7) at Doncaster 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Oct.
Wi Dud 33-1 (9-1) Awkward start, mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 4l behind Red Clubs (9-3) at Haydock 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Sept.
Lady Grace (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, headway when hung left from over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Newmarket 6f lst fll stk (1) sft in Oct beating Wid (8-12) by 1/2l, 17 ran.
Ripples Maid 6-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Instant Recall (9-0) at Nad Al Sheba 6f lst stk (1) gd in Feb.
Celtic Mill 100-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 12th of 16, 6l behind Kingsgate Native (8-1) at York 5f Grp 1 (1) gd in Aug.
Hits Only Jude (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Led after 1f, tracked leader, led again just over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Ninth House (8-10) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Utmost Respect 4-1fav (9-2) Held up in touch, every chance over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 23, 3 1/2l behind Candidato Roy (9-7) at Ascot 7f hcap (2) gs in Sept.
