awkward and slowly away, towards rear, late headway final furlong, never nearer
in rear, hampered when no chance inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd close up
close up, carried wide into straight 2f out, no impression final furlong
close up, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden and ran wide into straight 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
keen tracked leaders, chased leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out
Nonrunner
WELEASE BWIAN won this in 2013 and is back on a winning mark. He may come good again dropping back down a grade. Snow King is upped 7lb for winning over track and trip with Encapsulated back in third and New Rich is preferred having won off a similar mark at Chelmsford last month. Major Muscari occasionally makes the frame at this level, Hoy Hoy continues to slide down the weights and Hamis Al Bin finished a bit closer last time.
Welease Bwian (IRE) 8-1 (8-12) Dwelt in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, stayed on, nearest finish, 5th of 9, 2 1/4l behind Dougan (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Pacolita (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 8th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Exceeding Power (9-6) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
New Rich 8-1 (8-10) In rear when hampered approaching 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Seychelloise (9-12) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Major Muscari (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Chased leaders, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Air Of York (9-13) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Encapsulated 8-1 (9-7) In rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong, just failed for 2nd, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Snow King (8-9) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Chevise (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Bumped start, pushed along in mid-division, struggling final 3f, 10th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Burauq (8-8) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Hoy Hoy (IRE) 8-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, took keen hold, soon in touch on outer, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Air Of York (10-5) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Black Vale (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Chased leader, lost place over 2f out, behind over 1f out, last of 12, 22 1/4l behind Burauq (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Snow King (USA) 16-1 (8-9) With leader, led over 4f out, made rest, clear when ridden 1f out, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov beating Culloden (9-4) by 2 1/4l, 11 ran.
Hamis Al Bin (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Took keen hold, prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 3/4l behind Triple Dream (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Not Your Call (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Awkwardly away, took keen hold and held up towards rear, never threatened, 7th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Tychaios (9-2) at Kempton 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
