mid-division, ridden inside final 2f, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never reached leaders
held up, always behind, outpaced 2f out
with leader, led narrowly 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, outpaced inside final furlong
tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, weakened final 100 yards
mid-division, outpaced 2f out, ridden and no impression when not much room inside final furlong
raced keenly, led narrowly, headed 2f out, soon ridden, lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
with leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon lost place, one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and headway to challenge over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish
tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, lost place when ridden inside final 2f, behind final furlong
dwelt, in rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leaders, headway and effort over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards
Epeius and Bugler Bob filled the places over track and trip a fortnight ago with ASCENDED back in fifth. But the latter lost ground at the start when badly hampered leaving the stalls and the Haggas filly is expected to finish much closer with normal luck in-running. Choosey scored over the minimum trip at Wolverhampton last time and Lucky Lodge went close over 7f at the same track last week while the returning Metallic Black is worth a second glance but Kaafy and Ricochet are upped in class.
Metallic Black 25-1 (8-13) Raced far side, chased leaders, lost place halfway, hung left over 1f out, soon weakened, 27th of 28, 25l behind Lorton (8-4) at Newmarket 6f stks (2) gs in Oct.
Ascended (IRE) 15-2 (9-6) Hampered start, mid-division, outpaced 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 5th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Futuristic (9-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Daafr (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Pressed leader 2f, in touch, driven and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, faded final 100 yards, 10th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Assimilation (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Jonboy 5-2fav (9-5) Soon handy, ridden and lost place over 2f out, no impression after, 6th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Seen The Lyte (9-5) at Doncaster 6f hcp (4) gs in Jul.
Mr Buttons (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, went 2nd just inside final 2f, soon ridden, ridden and closed on leader inside final furlong, chased winner and one pace final 75 yards, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Kwela (9-5) at Kempton 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Bugler Bob (IRE) 14-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on under pressure to take 3rd near finish, no impression, 3rd of 13, 2 3/4l behind Futuristic (9-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Choosey (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, no impression until ridden and ran on well inside final furlong, finished strongly to lead post, won at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Oct beating Prestbury Park (9-7) by ns, 10 ran.
Ower Fly 66-1 (9-3) Hampered start, mid-division, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, never on terms, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 11 3/4l behind Futuristic (9-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Lucky Lodge 14-1 (9-3) Led 1f, tracked leader, effort over 1f out, ridden to lead again narrowly inside final furlong, headed inside final 100 yards, kept on, just held, 2nd of 11, hd behind Chookie Dunedin (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
Penny Pot Lane 22-1 (8-7) Outpaced and always in rear, 12th of 13, 19l behind Our Little Pony (9-0) at Pontefract 5f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Kaafy (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on same pace closing stages, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Axe Axelrod (9-7) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Oct.
Global Humor (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Pressed winner, shaken up and every chance over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 5 1/4l behind Love Dreams (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Ricochet (IRE) 8-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway far side of group chasing leaders 4f out, close 2nd over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1/2l behind Arctic Flower (8-9) at Windsor 6f hcp (6) hvy in Oct.
Epeius (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Veered left start, tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on into 2nd inside final 100 yards, no impression with winner, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Futuristic (9-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp (5) pol in Oct.
