held up in touch in mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, plugged on but no impression final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, went 3rd well inside final furlong, kept on
held up rear of mid-division, pulled hard, headway over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on, no impression on winner
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, ridden out
held up rear of mid-division, ridden over 4f out, well beaten final 2f
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
edged right and awkward start, always towards rear
slowly away, always in rear
NonRunner
Young Fire (FR) 10-1 (9-9) Held up in 5th, headway over 1f out, ridden and no impression inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Master Of Combat (9-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Dragons Will Rise (IRE) 80-1 (9-11) Prominent in chasing group, pushed along 3f out, son struggling, weakened from 1f out, 10th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Star Shield (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
August (IRE) 11-8 (9-6) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 8, 4 3/4l behind Bystander (9-6) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Star Shield 9-2jfav (9-6) Fly-leap start, held up towards rear, headway from 3f out, pushed along before 2f out, ridden and still a lot to do when making headway 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, ran on strongly when led inside final 50 yards, kept on, just prevailed, won at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec beating Khathak (9-5) by hd, 12 ran.
Trais Fluors 11-2 (9-7) Towards rear of midfield, switched towards far side when making headway before 2f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, kept on but not pace of front four near finish, 5th of 12, 3/4l behind Star Shield (9-6) at Newcastle 1m hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Ivory Madonna (IRE) 12-1 (9-10) Slow into stride, towards rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Visibility (9-12) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Hale End (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Mid-division, not clear run over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, not much room, never able to get on terms, 5th of 12, 1 1/4l behind Great Blasket (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Spacer (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Raced wide in touch, very wide into straight 3f out, weakened 2f out, tailed off, last of 11, 27 1/2l behind McLean House (9-8) at Kempton 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Sucellus 10-1 (9-11) Held up in rear, switched right over 1f out, no impression, 8th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Great Blasket (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Covert Legend 33-1 (9-11) Slowly away, behind, headway on inside 1f out, stayed on, not reach leaders, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind Win Win Power (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Rocket Rod (IRE) 12-1 (9-9) Switched right start, in rear, ridden and headway stand side inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Cosmos Raj (9-13) at Newcastle 1m hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Flylikeaneagle (IRE) 40-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, finished well final 150 yards, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 12, nk behind Kalganov (9-9) at Newcastle 7f hcp (5) pol in Dec.