led and soon 4 lengths clear, pushed along and reduced lead 2f out, soon edged left, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on
hampered start, in touch, pushed along and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong
hampered start, held up, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, no impression inside final furlong
held up towards rear, wide and headway approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on, nearest finish
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
held up, pushed along 2f out, never a factor
chased clear leader, pushed along to lead inside final furlong, ran on
dwelt soon switched right, held up, pushed along over 1f out, not trouble leaders
always in rear
dwelt towards rear, never on terms
awkwardly away and went sharply left, chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong
Jan Van Hoof has dropped to a lenient mark and could be interesting if attracting market support. Loulin won at Southwell and Chelmsford last year but hasn’t shown much on Tapeta so far and there are a number of course winners in this with Landing Night preferred to Tathmeen and Indian Raj. GOWANBUSTER won twice here last spring and was then rested before reappearing in November. Unsurprisingly, he was well beaten but it was also reported that he was struck into so much better is expected today.
Gowanbuster 11-1 (9-6) Led, soon joined, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong, 10th of 11, 5 1/4l behind Big Les (9-7) at Newcastle 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Indian Raj 3-1jfav (9-5) Always towards rear, 9th of 11, 7 1/4l behind Big Les (9-12) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Big Lachie 12-1 (9-3) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Real Estate (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Tathmeen (IRE) 3-1fav (8-11) Held up in rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, switched right, ran on, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Dynamo Walt (8-11) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (4) pol in Dec.
Showu 14-1 (9-6) In rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor, 7th of 9, 10l behind Queen Of Burgundy (9-7) at Leicester 6f hcp fll (5) gf in May.
Jan Van Hoof (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) In rear, pushed along over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 12, 4l behind Be Proud (9-4) at Newcastle 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Spirit Power 66-1 (9-1) Led, headed inside final 2f, ridden over 1f out, no extra and lost place inside final furlong, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 6 1/4l behind Real Estate (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (5) pol in Dec.
Landing Night (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Rock Boy Grey (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Dazacam 50-1 (9-4) Started very slowly, outpaced, 10th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Rockies Spirit (9-4) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Global Humor (USA) 4-1 (9-4) Dwelt held up, pushed along and headway over 1f out,no impression final furlong, 6th of 11, 5l behind Etikaal (9-6) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Loulin 7-4fav (9-7) Raced wide tracked leaders, led inside final furlong, pushed out, readily, won at Chelmsford City 5f hcp (6) pol in Dec beating Sarsaparilla Kit (9-7) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
