prominent, joined leader over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
held up, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, swerved left and lost lead inside final furlong, rallied to lead close home
raced keen and held up, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, never able to challenge
raced keen and held up, never a factor
prominent, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up in touch, headway over 3f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home
held up, ridden over 4f out, soon lost touch
held up towards rear, no impression
Mark Johnston has a fine record in this race having saddled three winners in the last 10 years and the Middleham handler is doubly represented by Amundsen and Double Mystery. The former lifted a Redcar maiden in good style in September while the last-named was a promising runner-up at the same venue last month. Both should appreciate the step up in trip and can make an impact while Forest Magic is progressing along the right lines and enters calculations following a decisive Nottingham victory last month. Redspin and Irish challenger New Currency are others who come here in winning form and are respected but the TEAMtalk vote goes to Allergy. Roger Charlton's daughter of Alzao looks ready for a step up in distance as she needed every yard of the one-mile trip to prevail at Leicester last month. Proven in testing conditions and sure to improve further, Allergy appears to have plenty in her favour.
