slowly away, held up well in rear, headway and switched left to inside over 1f out, run flattened out inside final furlong
held up towards rear, good headway between horses 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, stayed on
never far away in mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders and every chance over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind most of way
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach winner
chased leader 4f, handy 3rd, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and beaten over 2f out
led 3f, settled tracking leaders 8f out, ridden and beaten over 3f out, tailed off
raced keenly tracking leaders, lost place and in mid-division 5f out, never on terms after
chased leaders out wide, headway hung left and led 9f out, kicked on 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, lost 2nd inside final furlong, weakened
raced keenly, soon tracking leaders out wide, went 2nd 8f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, weakened towards finish
mid-division, good headway out wide over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace of leading duo
A very low-grade stakes race in which NORTHERN can follow up his track and trick victory from last month where he battled on stoutly. He's still only rated 48 and can go in again. Cafe Milano has now had 27 all-weather runs without winning though he went very close when beaten a neck by Celtic Classic, who runs earlier, in a Wolverhampton seller. Capricorn Prince wins his share and completed a double when landing a course and distance handicap in July. He's 8lb lower plus his rider's claim so has to be on the shortlist. Mandm has shown some ability and is suited by the race conditions while Juscominpasty showed her first sign of form at Wolverhampton.
Cafe Milano 4-1 (8-10) Slowly away, behind, headway on outside 3f out, challenged going well over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, held close home, 2nd of 9, nk behind Celtic Classic (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Capricorn Prince 11-1 (9-12) Tracked winner 3f, raced in 3rd, hung right and ridden over 2f out, head high over 1f out, not run on, 4th of 5, 12 1/4l behind Miss Tiki (9-5) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Sep.
Double Legend (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and outpaced at 3f, never a factor, 8th of 12, 8 3/4l behind Morani Kali (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Tilsworth Lukey 80-1 (8-9) Dwelt in rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, stayed on, nearest finish, 4th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Pillars Of Earth (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Yorktown (IRE) 22-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 7 1/4l behind No Flies On Me (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Aug.
Hugosthere 12-1 (9-5) Close-up, pushed before 2f out, every chance when ridden inside final furlong, unable to quicken but kept on one pace, 5th of 11, 1 1/2l behind Just Albert (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Juscominpasty 50-1 (9-0) Pestered leader, briefly joined leader before pushed 3f out and headed, ridden before final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Just Albert (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Mandm 15-2 (9-2) Tracked leader, chase winner 6f out until entering final furlong, weakened, 3rd of 4, 8l behind Yagan (9-1) at Bath 1m 6f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Northern (IRE) 7-1 (8-6) Tracked leader after 1f, led over 2f out, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, ran on gamely, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Largo Bay (9-5), 8 ran.
Smart Qibili (USA) 16-1 (9-7) Dwelt in rear, pushed along and weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 14 1/2l behind Lake Sand (9-11) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Star Of Epsom 12-1 (8-13) Raced in mid-division, ridden and outpaced at 2f, made no impression, 6th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Morani Kali (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
