rear group on outside, well beaten from over 2f out
tracked leader, led 2f out, edged right, stayed on, ridden out
held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, unable to get on terms
took keen hold, led, headed 2f out, no extra and lost 3rd towards finish
held up in rear, not much room 3f out, headway over 1f out, never on terms, not much room towards finsih
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression
held up towards rear, pulled hard, struggling over 2f out
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on, no impression on winner final 150 yards
stumbled and unseated rider start
Runaiocht went up 9lb for winning a very minor handicap here in February and hasn't run since April. Zahirah has some solid form since transferring to the all-weather this autumn and has been given a chance by the assessor. Gulland Rock has won eight races including around here and has been dropped 3lb despite a third-place finish at Wolverhampton. BREATHOFFRESHAIR, who completed a Newcastle hat-trick around this time last year, looked ready to win again soon when staying on strongly over 6f there two weeks ago and can make a successful debut on this track.
Runaiocht (IRE) 7-4 (9-1) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 4, 9l behind Cooperess (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Zahirah 4-1 (9-3) Chased leaders on inside, not clear run between horses over 1f out, limited response when in the clear final furlong, plugged on in 3rd, 3rd of 8, 4 3/4l behind Agent Of Fortune (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Caledonia Laird 12-1 (9-3) Broke well, mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 6th of 11, 5 1/4l behind It's Not Unusual (9-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Gulland Rock 8-1 (9-6) Led until over 1f out, soon rallied, kept on same pace closing stages, 3rd of 11, 5 1/4l behind Majdool (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Breathoffreshair 8-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, not quite reach leaders, 4th of 12, 1/2l behind Highly Focussed (9-8) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Gower Gold 33-1 (8-10) Outpaced towards rear, never a factor, 9th of 10, 10l behind Silca Mistress (9-10) at Goodwood 6f hcp fll (5) gd in Jun.
Canadian Royal 33-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, ran on inside final 100 yards, nearest finish, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Ace Master (9-6) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (7) pol in Nov.
Arctic Flower (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, no extra, 10th of 16, 9 3/4l behind Confrerie (8-13) at Brighton 7f hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Aye Aye Skipper (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 6th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Princess Way (9-6) at Bath 1m hcp (6) gf in Oct.
Suni Dancer 18-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear and keen, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 9th of 16, 9 3/4l behind Confrerie (8-13) at Brighton 7f hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Sir Lancelott 17-2 (8-12) Raced wide in touch, headway 4f out, ridden 3f out, no impression final 2f, 7th of 14, 14 1/4l behind Vigee Le Brun (9-12) at Ripon 1m hcp (6) gd in Aug.
Lisnamoyle Lady (IRE) 66-1 (10-5) Always in rear, last of 13, 30 1/2l behind Nevada (11-4) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Bond Angel 12-1 (8-10) Held up in touch, headway towards inside chasing leaders over 1f out, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Mans Not Trot (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
