midfield, chased leaders 5f out, pushed along when making headway 3f out, ridden to chase leading pair inside final 2f, ran on well inside final 110 yard, led final strides, just prevailed
prominent, pushed when briefly hung right along 4f out, every chance 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, weakened near finish
slowly away, held up, outpaced in rear entering home straight, never a factor
prominent, chased leaders 3f out, led entering final 2f, pushed along inside final furlong, ran on well, headed final strides
difficult to load, slowly away, held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, responded well, ran on near finish, never dangerous
held up, dropped towards rear 4f out, ridden inside final 2f, soon weakened
prominent, chased leading group 5f out, pushed along when four lengths behind leading group entering home straight, rallied well inside final 2f, not pace to challenge leaders near finish
prominent wide on track, soon disputing, lead outright after 2f, went 2 lengths clear 3f out, headed inside final 2f, still every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish
dwelt, held up, towards rear when ridden 2f out, never dangerous
broke well to dispute early lead, chased leader after 2f, ridden entering home straight, remained prominent until weakened inside final 2f, lost ground when only one pace near finish
prominent, dropped towards rear 5f out, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, not reach leaders
Plenty with a chance, including the recent winners Coaxing and Crystal Dawn though the latter has switched yards subsequently. Mumayaz, Brave Display, Port Noir and Daafy were all beaten less than a length on their respective latest starts and the latter won a division of this contest last year but BIG NARSTIE (NAP) showed signs of a return to form here last time having slipped down the weights and drops down a couple of grades for this.
Big Narstie (FR) 11-1 (9-1) Steadied towards rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 6th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Chola Empire (9-4) at Southwell 7f hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Mumayaz (IRE) 9-2 (9-10) Slowly into stride, raced keenly towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders and hung left over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Calonne (9-11) at Lingfield 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Mabre (IRE) 7-1 (9-9) Dwelt soon recovered into mid-division on inside, not clearest of runs inside final furlong, never dangerous after, 8th of 12, 3 1/4l behind Lordsbridge Girl (9-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Coaxing 13-2 (9-6) Broke well, in touch in mid-division, headway and switched right over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Southwell 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Walking On Clouds (9-11) by nk, 8 ran.
Daafy (USA) 9-1 (9-11) Slowly into stride, held up and behind, headway near side of group over 1f out, kept on in 3rd inside final furlong, not quite pace to challenge, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Eagle Eyed Freddie (9-4) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Crystal Dawn (IRE) 2-1jfav (9-5) Dwelt start and raced in last, going okay but still plenty to do over 2f out, soon switched right and headway, kept on strongly to lead final strides, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Say Grace (9-1) by nk, 11 ran.
Copper Mountain 40-1 (8-9) Close up, short of room and lost place over 4f out, in rear over 2f out, 13th of 14, 7 3/4l behind Milltown Star (9-8) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Back From Dubai (IRE) 16-1 (9-8) Pressed leader 2f, handy 3rd, went 2nd again 5f out, led turning in, ridden and strongly pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Eagle Eyed Freddie (9-4) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Eyes (IRE) 9-1 (9-8) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Unashamed (9-12) at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Sunset Salute 100-1 (9-9) Off the pace in last pair, never involved, 9th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Breezyandbright (9-2) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Brave Display (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Steadied start, in rear, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Dodgy Bob (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Port Noir 5-1 (9-9) Chased leaders on inside, ridden to lead narrowly inside final 100 yards, furlong, headed and not pace of winner towards finish, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Split Elevens (9-8) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Dark Shot 12-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden and one pace over 1f out, no impression, plugged on, 7th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Em Jay Kay (9-8) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
