towards rear, ridden 3f out, never nearer leaders
led and soon clear, headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
raced wide held up, ridden 4f out, never a factor
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
close up, ridden to lead 2f out, soon headed, kept on one pace
in rear, pushed along over 4f out, never near leaders
tracked clear leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
in rear, headway on inner 5f out, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, not trouble leaders
held up, headway 4f out, chased leaders 3f out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd final furlong
in touch, ridden 5f out, outpaced over 3f out
held up, ridden over 3f out, never near leaders
Assiduous was below par at Chelmsford last time but that was only his third run. It's possible a drop in distance will help Eyreborn but Miningrocks steps up in trip after his second at Redcar and may be found wanting. Mister Showman had subsequent Nottingham winner Topamichi back in third here last month and, courtesy of the latter's penalty, they meet on the same terms. DAILY TRADER won over a mile here at the start of the year and has been running well enough off this mark on Turf and Polytrack lately to suggest he can play a part.
Throckley 16-1 (9-6) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, no chance when short of room briefly over 1f out, 9th of 14, 8 3/4l behind Road To Dubai (9-3) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Deep Challenger (IRE) 6-1 (10-0) Mid-division, driven and lost place over 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 10, dist behind Ingleby Hollow (9-4) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Miningrocks (FR) 10-11fav (9-13) Raced keenly, led, clear over 4f out to over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Traveltalk (8-13) at Redcar 1m 2f stks (6) sft in Oct.
The Lock Master (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 22l behind Four Kingdoms (8-8) at Yarmouth 1m 3f hcp (6) gd in Oct.
Assiduous 10-1 (9-5) Raced wide headway to lead after 2f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 7, 22 3/4l behind Steaming (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Topamichi 6-1 (10-8) Tracked leader, led and came centre 4f out, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, ridden out, won at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Nov beating Attest (11-6) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Up Ten Down Two (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) Raced wide, tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 15l behind Riviere Argentee (8-6) at Catterick 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Mister Showman 8-1 (9-2) Close up,tracked leader over 3f out, ridden to lead 2f out, driven out, gamely, won at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Oct beating Eugenic (8-7) by 1 1/4l, 14 ran.
Tristram 33-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, ridden over 4f out, well beaten final 3f, 8th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Cornerstone Lad (8-13) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Daily Trader 17-2 (9-1) Chased leading pair, went 2nd 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened well inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 4 1/4l behind What A Welcome (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Nov.
Good Time Ahead (IRE) 28-1 (8-6) Held up behind, outpaced 3f out, ridden 2f out, never dangerous, weakened final furlong, last of 9, 16 1/4l behind Redicean (9-7) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Young Tom 4-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Marmion (9-6) at Ripon 1m 4f hcp (5) gs in Jun.
Eyreborn (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, plugged on from over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Rajapur (8-10) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (6) sft in Nov.
