raced keenly, tracked leader, led 6th, just over 1 length up when left with commanding advantage last, comfortably
held up rear of mid-division, headway 4 out, stayed on same pace from 3 out, lost 3rd close home
held up in mid-division, raced keenly, in rear group before 6th, pushed along 4 out, soon well beaten
chased leaders, 4th and outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, pulled very hard, closed after 5th, no impression on leaders from 3 out, kept on flat, went 3rd close home
held up in rear, headway when dived right 3 out, never involved
always towards rear
tracked leaders, pushed along before 6th, well beaten from 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
held up in touch, went 2nd before 4 out, just over 1 length down when blundered last, no impression flat
led until 6th, weakened before hitting 3 out
NonRunner
Lygon Rock was only headed on the run-in in a better race than this at Warwick but has been raised 3lb and a strike-rate of 1-18 is a bit off-putting. Moon Of Baroda is 1-19 in career starts but is making his handicap debut over timber. Whatthebutlersaw is a past course and distance winner but the years appear to have caught up with Dominic Ffrench Davis’ veteran. Tight Call won at Southwell in August and is preferred to stable companion Canton Prince and Bhutan but we’ll take a chance on the fitness of DON’T SHOUT (NAP), who has been lightly raced and has his ground for the first time since an easy win at Hereford just over a year ago.
Tight Call (IRE) 7-2fav (10-7) Not fluent, held up in mid-division, no impression in 7th 2 out, went remote 6th last, 6th of 11, 22 3/4l behind Chapmanshype (11-12) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Bhutan (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, mistake 2nd, headway 8th, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before next, 11th of 14, 19l behind Regarding Ruth (11-4) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Canton Prince (IRE) 11-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, slow 2nd, in touch 10th, outpaced 3 out, weakened before last, 4th of 5, 16 1/4l behind River Frost (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Lygon Rock (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, challenged 3 out, led before next, headed last, held towards finish, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Regarding Ruth (11-4) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Don't Shout (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders on inside, driven 3 out, one pace and no impression from next, weakened flat, 5th of 10, 18 1/2l behind Bean In Trouble (11-11) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Whatthebutlersaw (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) In rear, not fluent 2nd, pushed along briefly after 5th, never on terms, 5th of 7, 23 1/4l behind Oscars Moonshine (10-13) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (3) gf in Oct.
Merry Milan (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) Behind, hampered 1st, headway approaching 2 out, no impression, 7th of 14, 17l behind Sastruga (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Moon of Baroda 9-4 (10-12) Tracked winner throughout, niggled along after 3rd, pushed along before 3 out, ridden along before 2 out, made no impression from 2 out, last of 2, 3l behind Celestial Force (11-5) at Wincanton 2m 4f (4) gf in Oct.
If Karl's Berg Did 33-1 (11-12) In rear, pushed before 3 out where jumped left, some late headway, 5th of 13, 17 3/4l behind Espressino (10-2) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (4) gf in Oct.
Shininstar (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Chased leaders, led after 8th, headed before 10th, weakened from 4 out, 5th of 8, 37 1/2l behind Stupid Cupid (10-8) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Oxford Blu 7-1 (11-11) Held up, wide and headway 3 out, ridden next, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 18 3/4l behind Donald Dux (10-1) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
