held up in mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards
mid-division, closer tracking leaders 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, weakened soon after
raced keenly, tracked leader until over 8f out, chased leaders, went 2nd again and every chance inside final furlong, outpaced into 3rd final 100 yards
held up towards rear and keen, headway chasing leaders 2f out, kept on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders
rearing in stalls and slowly away, held up towards rear, never dangerous
prominent, went 2nd over 8f out, led over 7f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened
tracked leaders, went 2nd 5f out until 4f out, chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, still plenty to do 2f out, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, soon clear
held up last and keen, switched left inside final furlong, late headway, never nearer
raced keenly, tracking leaders on inside, shuffled back and lost place halfway, effort on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened towards finish
always towards rear
led over 3f, chased leader until 4f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
raced keenly towards rear, rapid headway on outside chasing leaders over 4f out, went 2nd 4f out, hung right and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened
keen in mid-division, weakened and lost place 5f out
BARBAROSA was beaten a length over a slightly shorter trip at Wolverhampton recently and it could be his turn today having slid steadily down the weights all year. Royal Dancer has won over 1m4f at Brighton this season and was placed over the same trip last time but Brinkleys Katie was still well beaten when second over 1m6f at Wolverhampton. Lord Howard scored in heavy going at Leicester on his penultimate start and Social City is the least exposed and could go well handicapping for the first time.
Toybox 12-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Zefferino (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Bolt N Brown 7-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 5f out, hanging left 2f out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Twpsyn (9-5) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Social City 15-2 (9-5) Behind, driven over 4f out, headway under pressure on outside over 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 8, 7l behind Dolly McQueen (9-0) at Southwell 1m 3f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Just Once 4-1jfav (8-7) Held up, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 27l behind Vindolanda (9-6) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Sep.
Barbarosa (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Keen soon tracked leader, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Greengage (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Gibraltarian (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Led after 1f, headed 9f out, close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 15, 7 3/4l behind Shifting Gold (9-5) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Royal Dancer 4-1 (9-0) Raced wide close up, pushed along 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Foresee (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Lord Howard (IRE) 4-1fav (9-0) Held up towards rear on outside, closed from 6f out, ridden and one pace final 2f, 6th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Mac Ailey (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp (6) hvy in Oct.
Miss Pollyanna (IRE) 80-1 (9-2) Held up, never dangerous, 13th of 14, dist behind Sandy Steve (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Louisiana Beat (IRE) 80-1 (8-9) Held up towards rear, hung left from over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 8 1/4l behind Red Gunner (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Chutzpah (IRE) 50-1 (8-10) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 18 1/4l behind Sir Canford (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Savoy Brown 33-1 (8-10) In touch, ridden and weakened 2f out, 11th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Celtic Classic (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Brinkleys Katie 25-1 (8-1) Pulled hard, mid-division, hung right, headway 9f out, led on outside over 4f out, wide over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Star Of Athena (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Jailbreak (IRE) 25-1 (8-13) In rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never near leaders, 7th of 14, 6 1/2l behind Caledonia Laird (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Nov.
